Chand kingdom

Chand Kingdom
Kurmanchal
11th century–1790 CE
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Location of the Kumaon, and main South Asian polities in 1175, on the eve of the Ghurid Empire invasion of the subcontinent.[1]
StatusSovereign state
CapitalBaijnath (600–1200)
Champawat (1200–1563)
Almora (1563–1791)
Common languagesKumaoni, Sanskrit
Religion
Hinduism
GovernmentMonarchy
Raja (King) 
• 700 CE – 721 CE (legendary)[2]
Som Chand (legendary)
• 1374–1419 CE[2]
Garur Gyan Chand
• 1488–1503 CE[2]
Kirti Chand
• 1560–1568 CE[2]
Balo Kalyan Chand
• 1638–1678 CE[2]
Baz Bahadur Chand
• 1788–1790 CE[2]
Mahendra Chand
History 
• Established
11th century
• Disestablished
1790 CE
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Khasas
Kuninda kingdom
Katyuri kingdom
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Kingdom of Nepal
Today part ofIndia
Nepal
Fort and the capital city of Kali Kumaon, Champawat, 1815.

The Chand kingdom was a kingdom that ruled the Kumaon area in present-day Uttarakhand state of India, after the decline of the Katyuri kingdom.[3] At times, their rule also extended to the western parts of present-day Nepal.[4] Somchand established the dynasty, establishing his capital at Rajbunga in present-day Champawat.[3]

The traditional genealogical lists of the Chand dynasty date their founder's ascension to as early as the 7th century, but historical evidence suggests that the Chand rule began only in the early 11th century.[5] Their rule ended in 1790, when Bahadur Shah of Nepal invaded the region, forcing the last king - Mahendra Chand - to flee.[6]

  1. ^ Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 37, 147. ISBN 0226742210.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Pandey 1993, pp. 197–332.
  3. ^ a b Tyagi, Nutan (1991). Hill Resorts of U.P. Himalaya. Indus. p. 63. ISBN 9788185182629.
  4. ^ Acharya, Baburam (1976). "King Prithvi Narayan Shah" (PDF). Regmi Research Series: 225.
  5. ^ Krishna Pal Singh 1973, pp. 88–90.
  6. ^ Handa 2002, p. 103.