Hotel Florid Nepal The Kathmandu Valley may have been inhabited
as early as 900 BC, but the oldest known objects in the valley
date to a few hundred years BC. The earliest known inscription
is dated 185 AD. The oldest firmly dated building in the
earthquake-prone valley is almost 1,000 years old. It is said
that the Buddha and his disciples spent some time in the area of
present-day Patan in the 6th century BC. Four stupas around the
city of Patan said to have been erected by Charumati, daughter
of Ashoka the Great, a Mauryan king, in the 3rd century BC
attest to the ancient history present within the valley. As with
the tales of the Buddha's visit, there is no evidence supporting
Ashoka's visit, but the stupas probably do date to that century.
The Kirats are the first documented rulers of the Kathmandu
Valley, the remains of their palace are said to be in Patan .
The Licchavi Dynasty whose earliest inscriptions date back to
464 AD were the next rulers of the valley and had close ties
with the Gupta Dynasty o