Monyul Kingdom
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Was an ancient kingdom in Bhutan.
Establishment
January 499 BC: The earliest records of the area the Monpas inhabit today indicate the existence of a kingdom known as Lhomon or Monyul, which existed from 500 BC to 600 AD.
Chronology
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Military campaign of Bindusara, king of the Mauryan Empire.
January 279 BC: Bindusara, who inherited the Maurya Empire when he was just 22 years old, extended his empire to the southern part of India, as far as what is now known as Karnataka. He conquered almost all of the Indian peninsula (he is said to have conquered the 'land between the two seas' - the peninsular region between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea).
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.
Were the conquests by Tibetan emperor Songtsen Gampo that resulted in Tibet reaching approximately its largest extent.
January 619: Monyul came under increasing Tibetan political and cultural influence.
January 491 BC: The ruler of Magadha, Bimbisara of the Haryanka dynasty, greatly expanded the Kingdom during his reign from 544 BC to 492 BC.
January 399 BC: Expansion of the Magadha Kingdom until 400 BC.
January 344 BC: Expansion of the Magadha Kingdom until 345 BC.
Disestablishment
January 619: Monyul came under increasing Tibetan political and cultural influence.
Selected Sources
Sagar, K.C. (1992): Foreign Influence on Ancient India, Northern Book Centre, p.216
Schwartzberg,J. E. (1992): A Historical Atlas of South Asia, Minneapolis (USA), Plate III.B.4b (p.18) and Plate XIV.1a-c (p.145).
