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The history of mathematics in mathematics education has the potential to make us fuller human being, which is at the heart of the educational tradition. Students of B Ed and M Ed have to study this course in Tribhuvan University. The general objective of incorporating this course is to appreciate the internal dimension and development of mathematics in relation to its multicultural and historical perspectives and develop the critical appreciation to reflect upon the work of different mathematicians who added some knowledge in existing knowledge. The aim of this article is to find out the perception of B. Ed students on learning history of mathematics in the perspective of content and pedagogical knowledge. The paradigm of this research is interpretive and base on grounded theory. Seven students of Butwal Multiple Campus studying on the level B. Ed third year were selected as sample subject and asked to write journal of reflections on the role of knowledge creation in content and pedagogy from the course Math Ed 424. Data were analyzed and the result indicated that history could help increase motivation. Besides this, history of mathematics could help pedagogical knowledge more and content knowledge less. It develops the positive attitude towards learning and helps mathematics to see in concrete form.