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Name: Kingdom of Licchavi

Type: Polity

Start: 465 AD

End: 1200 AD

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Was a kingdom which existed in the Kathmandu Valley in modern-day Nepal from approximately 400 to 750 CE.

Establishment


  • January 465: The kings of the Licchavi dynasty (late 4th or 5th century - late 8th or 9th century) ruled the Kathmandu Valley and nearby valleys between the Kirata period and the Newari period.
  • Chronology


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    1. Military campaigns of Yashodharman


    Were a series of military campaigns by Yashodharman, ruler of the Second Aulikara dynasty, that resulted in the conquest (albeit short-lived) of most of the Indian Subcontinent.

  • January 531: Yashodharman conquered much of the Indian subcontinent between c. 530-540 CE according to Mandsaur pillar inscription.
  • January 541: Yashodharman's short-lived empire disintegrated between 530 and 540 CE.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1201: The Malla Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal from 1201 to 1779, with this ended the Licchavi Period and Started the House of Malla making Ari Dev the Last Licchavi King and First Malla King as Ari Malla (reigned 1200-16).
  • Selected Sources


  • Sagar, K.C. (1992): Foreign Influence on Ancient India, Northern Book Centre, p.216
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