Kingdom of Kumaon | |||||||||
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| 600–1791 | |||||||||
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 .png){kind=small} Location of the Kumaon Kingdom, and main South Asian polities in 1175, on the eve of the Ghurid Empire invasion of the subcontinent.[1] | |||||||||
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| Common languages | Kumaoni, Sanskrit | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Kumaoni | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Maharaja | |||||||||
• 600 | Vasu Dev (first) | ||||||||
• 1791 | Mahendra Chand (last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 600 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1791 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
Kumaon kingdom was an independent Himalayan kingdom in Kumaon, a region located in the eastern part of the present-day Uttarakhand state of India. It was established around 7th century and remained an independent and sovereign kingdom until 1791.[2][3]
- ^ Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 37, 147. ISBN 0226742210.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Hāṇḍā2002was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Atkinson, Edwin T. (Edwin Thomas), 1840-1890. (1990). Himalayan Gazetter. Cosmo. OCLC 183008777.
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