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In the same year, Garhwal ka Navin Itihas was published in the form of Part 11, in which new material was presented from Kalchuri to Chauhan rule. Part 12 was based on the Panwar dynasty. In Part 13, Uttarāṃcala ke Abhilekha evama Mudrā (Uttarakhand's Records and Currency) sources for the history of Uttarakhand were examined in 1990.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... His book Kumaon Ka Itihas is a compendium and a treatise on Kumaon. [2]
In the Puranas, Uttarakhand was the ancient term for the central Indian Himalayas. The region is mentioned in early Hindu texts as the combined region of Kedarkhand and Manaskhand . Its peaks and valleys were referred to as the Svarga loka: a temporary abode of the righteous, and the source of the Ganges .
Uttaranchal state, now known as Uttarakhand, created from part of Uttar Pradesh Starting from Bengal in the second half of the 18th century, a series of battles for north Indian lands finally gave the British East India Company accession over the state's territories. [ 27 ]
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. [2] [3]
In the Bharat/Jagar of Maula, Jiyarani, a Katyuri princess, as narrated in Doti (modern-day Nepal) and Uttarakhand (present-day India) is an example of this common heritage. In the book of Rahul Sankrityayan , Himalaya Parichaya: Garwahl (Allahabad 1953) it is written that, "The kings of Kumaon-Garhwal were called, Kedare Khasamandale which ...
Dehradun is the temporary capital of The Indian state of Uttarakhand, and has a rich and eventful history, it also finds mention in scriptures as well. During the British Raj , the town was known as Dera Dun .
Shekhar Pathak is a historian, editor, publisher, activist, and traveller from Uttarakhand, India.He is known for his extensive knowledge of the history of colonial and postcolonial social movements and contemporary environmental and social issues in Uttarakhand, and colonial exploration in the Himalayas and Tibet.