Location of the Kumaon Kingdom, and main South Asian polities in 1175, on the eve of the Ghurid Empire invasion of the subcontinent.[1]
Status
Katyuri dynasty (7th–12th centuries)
Chand dynasty (12th–18th centuries)
Capital
Baijnath (600–1200)
Champawat (1200–1563)
Almora (1563–1791)
Common languages
Kumaoni, Sanskrit
Religion
Hinduism
Demonym(s)
Kumaoni
Government
Monarchy
Maharaja
• 600
Vasu Dev (first)
• 1791
Mahendra Chand (last)
History
• Established
600
• Conquered by the Gorkhas and merged with the Kingdom of Nepal
1791
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kuninda Kingdom
Kingdom of Nepal
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.
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^Atkinson, Edwin T. (Edwin Thomas), 1840-1890. (1990). Himalayan Gazetter. Cosmo. OCLC 183008777.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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