Kamarupa

Kamarupa (; also called Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa), an early state during the Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, was (along with Davaka) the first historical kingdom of Assam. The Kamrupa word first appeared in the Samudragupta Allahabad Edict before that there is no mention of existence of this word.

Key facts

Former country.conventional_long_name: Kingdom of Kamarupa
Former country.common_name: Kamarupa
Former country.capital: PragjyotishpuraHaruppeswaraDurjaya
Former country.common_languages: Kamarupi Prakrit Sanskrit, Austroasiatic, Tibeto-Burman
Former country.religion: Hinduism, Animism
Former country.era: Classical India
Former country.status: Empire
Former country.s1: Ahom kingdom
Former country.s2: Kamata kingdom
Former country.s3: Kachari kingdom
Former country.s4: Chutia Kingdom
Former country.s5: Baro Bhuyans
Former country.image_map: Kamarupa_map.png
Former country.image_map_caption: 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. 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.
Former country.government_type: Absolute monarchy
Former country.year_start: 350
Former country.year_end: 1140
Former country.today: IndiaBhutanBangladeshNepal

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Commons category: Kamarupa Kingdom
inception: 0350-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1140-00-00

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Contents

Etymology
History
Antecedents
Boundaries
Internal divisions
Political history
Varman dynasty (c. 350 – c. 650)
Mlechchha dynasty (c. 655 – c. 900 CE)
Pala dynasty (c. 900 – c. 1100)
Breakup and End of Kamarupa
Beginning of Kamata
State
See also
Notes
References

Though Kamarupa prevailed from 350 to 1140 CE, Davaka was absorbed by Kamarupa in the 5th century CE. 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, Bhutan and northern part of Bangladesh, and at times portions of what is now West Bengal, Bihar and Sylhet.