Reference
A History of Nepal
A concise, reliable history of Nepal from the Gorkha unification to the republic.
Thakuri Kingdom of Nepal
Kingdom
Level 2
c. 750 CE – 1200
Nepal between the Licchavis and the Mallas; Nepal Samvat began in 879.
- Capital
- Kathmandu valley
- Region
- Himalaya
- Duration
- 450 years
- Main period
- Tripartite Struggle
Approximate extent.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 879 CE | Nepal Samvat era begins | Kathmandu |
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Thakuri Kingdom of Nepal for a significant part of its history.
Anuradhapura Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 437 BCE – c. 1017
Pallava Dynasty ★
South · c. 275 CE – c. 897 CE
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari ★
West · c. 650 CE – c. 1194
Gurjara-Pratihara Empire ★
North · c. 730 CE – c. 1036
Pala Empire ★
East · c. 750 CE – c. 1161
Rashtrakuta Empire ★
Deccan · c. 753 CE – c. 982 CE
Chola Empire ★
South · c. 848 CE – 1279
Ghaznavid Empire ★
Northwest · c. 977 CE – c. 1186
Polonnaruwa Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1070 – 1232
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Western Ganga Dynasty
South · c. 350 CE – c. 1000
Kamarupa
Northeast · c. 350 CE – c. 1140
Maitraka Dynasty
West · c. 475 CE – c. 776 CE
Pandya Kingdom (First Empire)
South · c. 590 CE – c. 920 CE
Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi
Deccan · c. 624 CE – c. 1075
Karkota Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 625 CE – c. 855 CE
Turk Shahis
Northwest · c. 665 CE – c. 822 CE
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Tomaras of Delhi
North · c. 736 CE – c. 1152
Abbasid Caliphate — Sindh province
Northwest · c. 750 CE – c. 854 CE
Chera Perumals of Makotai
South · c. 800 CE – c. 1124
Paramara Dynasty
Central · c. 800 CE – 1305
Hindu Shahis
Northwest · c. 822 CE – c. 1026
Chandela Dynasty
Central · c. 831 CE – 1315
Habbarid Emirate
Northwest · c. 854 CE – c. 1011
Utpala Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 855 CE – c. 1003
Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Gujarat
West · c. 940 CE – 1244
Western Chalukyas of Kalyani
Deccan · c. 973 CE – c. 1189
Lohara Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 1003 – c. 1171
Hoysala Empire
South · c. 1026 – 1343
Soomra Dynasty
Northwest · c. 1026 – 1351
Sena Dynasty
East · c. 1070 – 1230
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Gahadavala Dynasty
Gangetic Plain · c. 1089 – c. 1197
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Himalaya · c. 1100 – c. 1400
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Kakatiya Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1163 – 1323
Ghurid Empire
Northwest · c. 1175 – 1206