In various places in the Far West hills, mandauns, forts and forts still stand as silent witnesses of history. These mandauns, forts and forts are sometimes ruins, sometimes only in name and sometimes only in memory. They speak of the political, historical, strategic, administrative and cultural history of the Far West.

Be it the famous Amargadhi, Ajaymeru Kot in Dadeldhura or Kailapalmandaun in Ganyapadhura. Be it the well-known fort or Dehimandaun, the headquarters of Baitadi, is known by the names of forts and mandaun since history. Various places in Doti also carry the legacy of forts, forts and mandaun. Be it Shilgadhi or Dumrakot, Bhairavkot, Dhurkot, Kandamandaun, Durgamandaun, Bijaudamandaun are historical places.

Achham, Bajura and Bajhang are no more than the districts of kots and mandauns. In Achham, Mastamandaun, Betalmandaun, Bimkot, Ghughurkot and other well-known places are. Barjukot, Kandakot, Kudikot, Jukot, Jugadikot and other places in Bajura are known by the name of Kot. Similarly, Kailashmandaun, Kuldevmandaun, Jyulekhmandaun are places connected to Mandaun here.

Prabin Jairu, the chairman of the Amargadhi Fort Conservation Committee, says that the name of Dadeldhura district headquarters itself is derived from Amargadhi. Amargadhi is the pride of western Nepal. The Amargadhi Fort, built during the unification of Nepal, has maintained historical pride and a history of glory. Amargadhi is also a place that reflects the bravery of ancestors.

During the unification of Nepal led by Rana Bahadur Shah, the Gorkhali army defeated the Doteli soldiers at Naridang in 1847 B.S., and the Doti kingdom was merged into the Kingdom of Nepal. During that time, Amar Singh Thapa, as an administrator, built the Amargarhi Fort as a base.

After Amar Singh Thapa, military commanders including Kazi Jagatjit Pandey, Gaulaiya, Ranbir Khatri and others attacked various states and places in India beyond the Mahakali using the Amargarhi Fort as a base. Praveen Jairu, chairman of the committee, says that Amar Singh Thapa also built a fort in Almora.

Ajaymeru Kot in Dadeldhura is also a historical place. There is no official record of its naming. There is a history of Ajaymeru being built by the then King Nagi Malla of the Doti kingdom to stay during the summer. Locals say that the palace of the Malla king, the cave where the queen used to bathe in the Ranital, the stables for horses, the naula, and the structures of the temples are in ruins.

Doti has historical political centers such as Dumrakot, Bhairavkot, Dhurkot. There is a history of various kings ruling and ruling from these places at that time. There are currently Kadamanda in Purvichauki Rural Municipality, Durgamanda in KI Singh Rural Municipality, and Bijaudamanda in Shikhar Municipality in Doti, which are places of worship. These places, which are places of worship, have been known as Manda since ancient times.

Kailapalmanda in Ganyapadhura Rural Municipality of Dadeldhura also has its own history. Locals say that Brahmin Jayaraj Paneru used to live with the then King of Doti, Nagi Malla Jayaraj. In one case, King Malla asked Paneru what he wanted as a gift. When Paneru chose the Jasera field, he received that place as a gift.

Their deity was Kailapal. Since it was difficult to travel from Jasera to Kailpal for worship, the Kailpal deity gave Paneru a bell to worship at the place where he lives. After that, the name of the former VDC was also named Kaipalmandaun, according to the locals.

Bogta Kot in Bhageshwor Rural Municipality-3 is also another kot of Dadeldhura. The Bogta caste lived and ruled there. Later, people of the royal family came and captured the kingdom and ruled their own kingdom. In recent times, it is also called Shahi Kot. There is Pipalkot in Malas, Parashuram Municipality.

Mandaun is the abode of the goddess and deity in the far west. According to the elders, various places have been named after these Mandauns. In Achham, Mastamandau, Betalmandaun, and Khaparmandaun, which are currently under the Sanfebagar Municipality, are the main Mandauns here. Similarly, Bimkot and Ghughurkot are the kingdoms of Achham.

The Bajureli king ruled Bajura from Barjukot. History scholar Jahar Singh Thapa says that the Singhs of Bajrang and the Bajura Thakurs are brothers. The Thakurs of Bajura came from Bajrang. Dugar Singh came from Bajrang and the Bajureli kingdoms started ruling from Barjukot. Later, his descendants also continued the rule of the kingdom.

There is no written evidence of how the naming of Bajura came to be. Therefore, historians have different opinions regarding the naming. There is a mention of the word 'Barju' in Abhay Malla's copperplate and in the book 'Sudur Paschimanchal Bikas Kshetra Mechi to Mahakali', it is also said that Bajura came from the corruption of the word 'Bajra'.

According to other legends, the name Bajura is a corruption of Jhurra Baj and Baj Jhurra and Baj Jhurra became Bajura and Bajura was ruled from Barjukot. Bajureli history scholar Jahar Singh Thapa said that the old name of Barjukot was Dhikyatharpu. They ruled from Kudi and Kada. They were recognized as Rajbari. There is also a Kot in Jugada. During the time of Punya Malla, the old name of Jugada Kot is Piyutharpu. Jugada Pandits ruled a Brahmin state with the right to collect taxes. The other Kots of Bajura, Kolti, Chhatikot, Jukot, Kudi, Kada, are of the same level.

There is Porkhegadhi in Bajura. This Porkhegadhi geographically divides the two regions of Bajura. After Doti became independent, the kings of the Jumla Khas Empire built a temporary fort in Porkhe. This place was strategically important.

The Mandauns of Bajura were also named after the place of gods and goddesses. According to scholar Thapa, five brother gods were established as Mandauns in Bajura. Kailash Mandaun, Kailash of Dugar, Kailash of Jarani, etc. Similarly, the kings of the time had established Kuldevi in ​​Bhattechaur. There is a history that the name Kuldev Mandaun came from that Kuldevi.