Upper Mustang which is an area of the Mustang district was an independent kingdom till 1795 AD, from then onwards Upper Mustang became part of the Kingdom of Nepal on the condition that the existing King dynasty will last. Until very recently 2008 AD Nepal was a constitutional monarchy kingdom, so was the Upper Mustang. At the very moment the king of Upper Mustang His Majesty Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista passed away in 2016 AD, but the palace and the royal family member still do exist and are very respectable in entire Nepal.