Garhwal Kingdom

Garhwal Kingdom
गढ़वाळ रजौड़ा
Absolute monarchy Katyuri dynasty (8th-11th Century) Chand dynasty (14th-15th Century) Princely state Shah dynasty (1815–1949)
823–1949
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Tehri Garhwal State in a Map of the United Provinces from The Imperial Gazetteer of India
Capital		Devalgarh 1500-1519 Srinagar 1519-1804 Tehri 1815-1862 Pratapnagar 1862-1890 Kirtinagar 1890-1925 Narendranagar 1925-1949
Languages		Garhwali, Sanskrit, Hindi
Religion		Hinduism
Government		Monarchy
Maharaja
•	888	Kanakpal
•	1684–1716 (peak)	Fateh Shah
•	1946–1949 (last)	Manabendra Shah
History
•	Established	823
•	Disestablished	1949
Preceded by Succeeded by Independent Rulers Union of India
Today part of		Uttarakhand, India

Katyuri dynasty (8th-11th Century)
Chand dynasty (14th-15th Century)
Princely state Shah dynasty (1815–1949)

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Garhwal Kingdom (Hindi: गढ़वाल राज्य, Garhwali: गढ़वाळ रजौड़ा), was a princely state in north-western Uttarakhand, India, ruled by a Garhwali Rajput dynasty. It was founded in 888 AD. During the time of British India it was one of the States of the Punjab Hills which became part of the Punjab Hill States Agency although it was not under the Punjab Province administration. The Garhwal Kingdom consisted of the present day Tehri Garhwal district and most of the Uttarkashi district. This former state acceded to the Union of India in August 1949.

Traditionally the region finds mention in various Hindu scriptures as Kedarkhand being home to the Garhwali people. Garhwal kingdom was dominated by Kshatriyas. The Kuninda Kingdom also flourished around 2nd century BC. Later this region came under the rule of Katyuri Kings, who ruled unified Kumaon and Garhwal regions from Katyur Valley, Baijnath, Uttarakhand, starting 6th century AD and eventually fading by the 11th century AD, when they were replaced by Chand Kings in Kumaon, while Garhwal was fragmented into several small principalities.Huen Tsang, the Chinese traveller, who visited the region around 629 AD, mentions a kingdom of Brahampura in the region.