Kamarupa
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Kingdom of Kamarupa | |||||||||||||||
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| 350–1140 | |||||||||||||||
 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.[1] 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.[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Capital | Pragjyotishpura Haruppeswara Durjaya | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Kamarupi Prakrit Sanskrit, Austroasiatic, Tibeto-Burman[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism, Animism[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Classical India | ||||||||||||||
• Established | 350 | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1140 | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | India Bhutan Bangladesh Nepal | ||||||||||||||
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