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    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...
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    reclaimed this region from the Gorkhas, who had annexed the erstwhile Kingdom of Kumaon in 1790. It was formed into a division of what was then called Ceded...
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    former minister of Kumaon Kingdom and king Lalit Shah joined forces to attack Kumaon and captured Almora, the seat of Kumaon Kingdom, expelled the ruling...
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  • dictionary. Kumaon or Kumaun may refer to: Kumaon division, a region in Uttarakhand, India Kumaon Kingdom, a former country in Uttarakhand, India Kumaon, Iran...
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    of Kumaon also known as 'Kurmanchal Kingdom'. After the fall of Katyuris, the region was divided into the Kumaon Kingdom and the Garhwal Kingdom. By...
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  • Kingdom of Nepal attacked the Kumaon Kingdom in 1791 and Garhwal in 1804. With the help of the British troops, Garhwal and Kumaon gained independence from...
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    The Kumaon Regiment is one of the oldest infantry regiments of the Indian Army. The regiment traces its origins to the 18th century and has fought in every...
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  • Garhwal and Doti invasion of Kumaon was a joint military offence of Garhwal Kingdom and Doti Kingdom on Kumaon Kingdom in 1680. The increasing dominance...
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    The Chand dynasty was a Hindu dynasty that ruled the Kumaon area in present-day Uttarakhand state of India, after the decline of the Katyuri rule. At times...
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    expanding Gurkha Empire overran Almora, the seat of the Kumaon Kingdom, in 1791and in 1804 the Garhwal Kingdom also fell to the Gurkhas. With the end of the Anglo-Nepalese...
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    Kumaoni people (category Kumaon division)
    Purana. Kumaon is believed to be the birth place of Kurma avtar of Hindu god Vishnu. The Kurmanchal kingdom was a medieval kingdom of Kumaon. it was established...
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  • Man-Eaters of Kumaon is a 1944 book written by hunter-naturalist Jim Corbett. It details the experiences that Corbett had in the Kumaon region of India...
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    headquarters of Champawat district. The town was the former capital of the Kumaon Kingdom. Champawat is believed to be the place where the Kurmavtar (the turtle...
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  • Katyuri kings (category Empires and kingdoms of India)
    their own kingdoms in various parts of Kumaon, King Brahmdeo of this family (after whose name Brahmdeo Mandi was founded) established his kingdom in Sui...
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    district to the south. The ancient town of Almora was the capital of the Kumaon Kingdom, before its establishment, it was under the possession of Katyuri king...
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    expanding their kingdom westwards across Kali River, invaded and overran Almora, the seat of the Kumaon Kingdom and other parts of Kumaon including Bageshwar...
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    The Kingdom of Nepal (Nepali: नेपाल अधिराज्य) was a Hindu kingdom in South Asia, formed in 1768 by the expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom, which lasted until...
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    Kumaoni language (category Kumaon division)
    [kuːmɑːʊni]) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by over two million people of the Kumaon region of the state of Uttarakhand in northern India and parts of Doti region...
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    the seat of Chand kings that ruled over the Kumaon Kingdom. It is considered the cultural heart of the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. According to the provisional...
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    capital of Kumaon Kingdom. Kausani lies in the Kumaon division and is situated 123 km (76 mi) North-East of Nainital, the Headquarters of Kumaon. Nearby...
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  • Valmiki Ramayana. The denominations by which land was measured in the Kumaon Kingdom were based on arable lands and thus followed an approximate system with...
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  • Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. The Karkis of Kali Kumaon were chiefly Faujdars/Kiladars in the Kumaon Kingdom. Notable people who bear the surname Karki include:...
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  • Jagat Chand (reigned c. 1708-1720) was the Chand king of Kumaon Kingdom. He ascended throne of Kumaon in 1708 CE after his father King Gyan Chand's death....
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  • on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2011. Jim Corbett 1944. Man-Eaters of Kumaon. Oxford University Press India: Kingdom of the Tiger at IMDb v t e...
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    (rulers of the Doti kingdom, alternately Kumaun or Rainka Maharaj). Ancient Doti was a part of Kumaon Kingdom, Now remaining Kumaon region is part of Uttrakhand...
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  • Rajula and Malushahi (category Kumaon division)
    Malushahi, a prince belonging to Katyuri dynasty of Kumaon. Based on local folk tales, songs of Kumaon, King Dola Shah of Bairath (present day Chaukhutia)...
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    district of Kumaon, India with a masonry dam built in 1883 creating the storage facility. It is the largest lake of Nainital district, as well as Kumaon, which...
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    16th century. His descendants defended against the rising power of the Kumaon kingdom, which was encroaching on Garhwal's eastern boundaries, but Uttarkashi...
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  • This list describes wars involving the historical Khasa-Malla Kingdom, Gorkha Kingdom, Kingdom of Nepal, as well as modern Nepal. A war was fought between...
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    small town on the banks of the Gomati river in the Bageshwar district in Kumaon division of Uttarakhand, India. The place is most noted for its ancient...
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