Known for its rich cultural heritage and strategic importance, Galkot has left a lasting legacy in Harichaur.

It was among the Chaubisi Rajya's before Prithivi Narayan Shah unified into Nepal.

Lieutenant colonel James Achilles Kirkpatrick described the kingdom as a "considerable fort and town".

[1] It was ruled by the Malla kings.

[2] This Nepalese history-related article is a stub.