Kumaon Kingdom

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.

Kingdom of Kumaon
600–1791
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Location of the Kumaon Kingdom, and main South Asian polities in 1175, on the eve of the Ghurid Empire invasion of the subcontinent.
Status
Capital
Common languagesKumaoni, Sanskrit
Religion
Hinduism
Demonym(s)Kumaoni
GovernmentMonarchy
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 ofKumaon division, Uttarakhand, India
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