Kingdom of Kumaon
If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics
Was an independent Himalayan kingdom in Kumaon, a region located in the eastern part of the present-day Uttarakhand state of India.
Establishment
January 1101: The Katyuri kings were a medieval ruling clan of present-day Uttarakhand, India. They ruled over the region now known as Kumaon from 700 to 1200 CE. The Chand Kings were a Hindu ruling clan of Kumaon, which ruled the region after the decline of Katyuri Kings in 11th century AD.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Was an era of disunity in Tibetan history lasting from the death of the Tibetan Empire's last emperor, Langdarma, in 842 until Drogön Chögyal Phagpa became the Imperial Preceptor of the three provinces of Tibet in 1253, under the Yuan dynasty.
January 1221: The Khasa Kingdom expands into the territory of Garhwal and Kumaon.
Expansion during the rule of Rana Bahadur Shah in the Kingdom of Nepal.
January 1792: Kumaon Kingdom is incorporated into Nepal in 1791.
January 1551: The Baise and Chaubisi Rajya (Nepali petty kingdom) existed since the early XVI Century.
January 1679: During the reign of Baz Bahadur Chand the Kumaoni forces invaded Tibet and captured hindu pilgrim Kailash Manasarovar along with several forts.
January 1700: The lake of Kailash Manasarovar is reconquered by Tibetan forces.
January 1702: In 1701, Fateh Shah entered in Chaukot (now Syalde region with 3 part, Talla Chaukot (lower), Malla Chaukot (Upper) and Bichla Chaukot (middle)) and Gewar Valley (region of Chaukhutia, Masi, and Dwarahat) as reply.
February 1702: In 1701, Fateh Shah, the ruler of the Kingdom of Kumaon, entered Chaukot and Gewar Valley in response to a previous event. Chaukot is now known as the Syalde region with three parts, while Gewar Valley includes Chaukhutia, Masi, and Dwarahat.
January 1708: Kingdom of Kumaon razed the old fort at Chandpur Garhi, the capital of Garhwal Kingdom.
January 1708: The Kingdom of Kumaon razed the old fort at Chandpur Garhi, the capital of Garhwal Kingdom.
February 1708: In 1708, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb's forces, led by his son Prince Muazzam, razed the old fort at Chandpur Garhi, the capital of the Garhwal Kingdom. This marked a significant event in the conflict between the Mughal Empire and the Garhwal Kingdom.
Disestablishment
January 1792: Kumaon Kingdom is incorporated into Nepal in 1791.
Selected Sources
European Bulletin of Himalayan Research, p. 78. retrieved 26 March 2024 on http://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/ebhr/pdf/EBHR_50-51.pdf
Unification of Nepal and pre-unification kingdoms. Historum. 31 July 2019. https://historum.com/t/unification-of-nepal-and-pre-unification-kingdoms.179881/
