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The Kumaon division was established in 1816, when the British 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 and Conquered Provinces, later known as United Provinces. In independent India the state was called Uttar Pradesh.
Kumaonis, also known as Kumaiye and Kumain (in Nepal), [3] are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who speak Kumaoni as their first-language and live mostly in Kumaon division in the state of Uttarakhand in India. Kumaoni is also used as a term for people who have their origin in Kumaon. The word Kumain is a direct derivative of Kumaoni. [4]
Badri Datt Pandey, He was popularly known as, and remains remembered in the region as, the Kumaon Kesari. Govind Ballabh Pant, freedom fighter, considered one of the architects of modern India; Hargovind Pant; Ila Pant; K. C. Pant, former defence minister and vice chairman of the Planning Commission; Prakash Pant
Kumaon or Kumaun may refer to: Kumaon division, a region in Uttarakhand, India; Kumaon Kingdom, a former country in Uttarakhand, India;
The Kalapani territory is an area under Indian administration as part of Pithoragarh district in the Kumaon Division of the Uttarakhand state, [4] [5] but it is also claimed by Nepal since 1997. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] According to Nepal's claim, it lies in Darchula district , Sudurpashchim Province . [ 8 ]
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Kumaon kingdom was a sovereign Himalayan kingdom 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.