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Kamarupa
Kingdom based around Assam (350-1140) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kamarupa (/ˈkɑːməˌruːpə/; also called Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa), an early state[6] during the Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, was (along with Davaka) the first historical kingdom of Assam.[7] The Kamrupa word first appeared in the Samudragupta Allahabad Edict before that there is no mention of existence of this word.[8]
Kamarupa Kingdom | |||||||||||||
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350–1140 | |||||||||||||
![]() The 7th and 8th century extent of Kamarupa kingdom, located on the eastern region of the Indian subcontinent, what is today modern-day Assam, Bengal and Bhutan.[1] Kamarupa at its height covered the entire Brahmaputra Valley, parts of North Bengal, Bhutan and northern part of Bangladesh, and at times portions of West Bengal and Bihar.[2] | |||||||||||||
Capital | Pragjyotishpura Haruppeswara Durjaya | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Kamarupi Prakrit, Sanskrit, Austroasiatic, Tibeto-Burman[3] | ||||||||||||
Religion | Hinduism, Tribal religion[4] | ||||||||||||
Government | Absolute monarchy[5] | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Classical India | ||||||||||||
• Established | 350 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1140 | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | India Bhutan Bangladesh Nepal |
Though Kamarupa prevailed from 350 to 1140 CE, Davaka was absorbed by Kamarupa in the 5th century CE.[9][10] Ruled by three dynasties from their capitals in present-day Guwahati, North Guwahati and Tezpur, Kamarupa at its height covered the entire Brahmaputra Valley, parts of North Bengal,[11] Bhutan and northern part of Bangladesh, and at times portions of what is now West Bengal, Bihar and Sylhet.[2][12]
Though the historical kingdom disappeared by the 12th century to be replaced by smaller political entities, the notion of Kamarupa persisted and ancient and medieval chroniclers continued to call a part of this kingdom Kamrup.[13] In the 16th century the Ahom kingdom came into prominence and assumed for themselves the legacy of the ancient Kamarupa kingdom and aspired to extend their kingdom to the Karatoya River.[14]