Before the Unification of Nepal, Khanchi, was one of the 24 principalities

Chaubisi rajya

Chaubisi rajya -- literally "24 principalities" -- were sovereign and intermittently allied petty kingdoms in the Gandaki River Basin, a major Himalayan tributary of the Ganges....

 in the Gandaki River Basin. Khanchi was annexed by Gorkha

Gorkha

Gurkha are people from Nepal who take their name from the 8th century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath.Gurkha, Ghurkha, or Gorkha may also refer to:-People:...

 in the year 1786 AD (1843 BS). The last Raja of Khanchi was Raja Durga Bhajan Shah. Khanchi was one of the three Meghasi Kingdoms and was established by Raja Hang Vir Singh in Saka era 1357 (1435 AD). The other two 'Meghasi' Kingdoms were Argha

Argha

Argha is a town in Arghakhanchi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8,248 and had 1712 houses in the village....

 and Dhurkot

Dhurkot

Dhurkot is a village development committee in Nawalparasi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3847 people living in 651 individual households....

. Argha being established by Raja Huwambar Singh and Dhurkot by Raja Jagat Jit Singh.