Kamarupa

Kamarupa Kingdom
350–1140
This is the 7th and 8th century extent of Kamarupa kingdom in Assam and Bengal. The map is created using historical data from reliable books and on the basis of archaeological findings in this region. The Kingdom of Kamarupa included areas comprising what is now Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh and parts of West Bengal
Capital		Pragjyotishpura Haruppeswara Durjaya
Government		Absolute monarchy, unitary state
Historical era		Classical India
•	Established	350
•	Disestablished	1140
Preceded by Succeeded by Gauda Kingdom Ahom kingdom Kachari kingdom Kamata kingdom Sutiya Kingdom Sylhet_Division
Today part of		India  Bhutan  Bangladesh

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Kāmarūpa (/ˈkɑːməˌruːpə/; also called Pragjyotisha), was an ancient kingdom on the Indian subcontinent; it is one of the historical kingdoms of Assam, India, alongside Davaka, that existed from 350 to 1140 CE. Ruled by three dynasties from their capitals in present-day Guwahati, North Guwahati and Tezpur, it at its height covered the entire Brahmaputra Valley, North Bengal, Bhutan and parts of Bangladesh, and at times portions of West Bengal and Bihar.

Though the historical kingdom disappeared by 12th century to be replaced by smaller political entities, the notion of Kamarupa persisted and ancient and medieval chroniclers continued to call this region by this name.

The name of this kingdom survives in Kamrup, a present-day district in Assam.

According to the 10th century Kalika Purana and the 7th century Xuanzang, the western boundary was the historical Karatoya River. The eastern border was the temple of the goddess Tamreshvari (Pūrvāte Kāmarūpasya devī Dikkaravasini, given in Kalika Purana) near present-day Sadiya, in the eastern most corner of Assam, which too agrees with Xuanzang. The people of Kamarupa were aware of Sichuan which lay two months' journey away from its eastern borders.