Many people believe that abhayamalla become childless, distributed his kingdom among his vassals of the Doti, Accham, Dullu and Jumla or was it a coup defeat and then the numerous small principalities had originated.
Samant or Sawad (or Saund, Saud) were the feudal kings of the Doti region, which was formed after the disintegration of Katyuri kingdom of Uttarakhand and far western region of Nepal during the 13th century.