Kamarupa Kingdom

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Kamarupa Kingdom was an ancient kingdom in northeastern India, centered in present-day Assam, known for its powerful regional dynasties and role as a major political and cultural center in early Indian history.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kamarupa 2
Kamarupa Kingdom canonical 1
Kamarupa region 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient kingdom ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ
borderedBy Brahmaputra River valley ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra Valley
capitalAlsoKnownAs Pragjyotisha ⓘ
Pragjyotishapura ⓘ
linked to: Pragjyotishpura
country India ⓘ
culturalInfluenceOn Assamese culture ⓘ
early Assamese language and literature ⓘ
dynasty Mlechchha dynasty ⓘ
Pala dynasty of Kamarupa ⓘ
Varman dynasty ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
riverine trade ⓘ
engagedWith Gupta Empire ⓘ
Pala Empire ⓘ
flourishedDuring 10th century CE ⓘ
11th century CE ⓘ
4th century CE ⓘ
5th century CE ⓘ
6th century CE ⓘ
7th century CE ⓘ
8th century CE ⓘ
9th century CE ⓘ
hasCapital Pragjyotishpura ⓘ
importantTempleSite Kamakhya Temple ⓘ
knownFor powerful regional dynasties ⓘ
role as major cultural center in early Indian history ⓘ
role as major political center in early Indian history ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
locatedIn Assam region ⓘ
linked to: Assam

northeastern India ⓘ
majorDeityCult Shaivism ⓘ
Shaktism ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
mentionedAs Pragjyotisha ⓘ
mentionedIn Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudragupta ⓘ
notableRuler Bhaskaravarman ⓘ
Kumar Bhaskaravarman ⓘ
linked to: Bhaskaravarman

Pushyavarman ⓘ
predecessor Pragjyotisha Kingdom (mytho-historical) ⓘ
presentDayLocation Assam ⓘ
parts of Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ
parts of Bangladesh ⓘ
parts of Bhutan ⓘ
parts of West Bengal ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
strategicImportance control of routes between Indian plains and eastern Himalayas ⓘ
control of routes to Southeast Asia ⓘ
successor Ahom Kingdom (in parts of its territory) ⓘ
linked to: Ahom kingdom

Kamata Kingdom ⓘ
timePeriod early medieval India ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gauda Kingdom → conflictWith → Kamarupa Kingdom ⓘ
Dimasa Kingdom → partOfHistoricalRegion → Kamarupa region ⓘ
linked to: Kamarupa Kingdom
Yogini Tantra → associatedWithRegion → Kamarupa ⓘ
linked to: Kamarupa Kingdom
Kamrup district → hasHistoricalRegion → Kamarupa ⓘ
linked to: Kamarupa Kingdom