However, Tehri's principality was left to King Sudarshan Shah, son of king Pradymun. These Gurkha raided in the British territories that led to broke out the Anglo–Nepalese War in 1814.Īt the end of the Anglo–Nepalese War, Garhwal Kingdom and Kumaon Kingdom were known as the British districts. Gurkhas defeated Garhwal king and ruled for over twelve years.
The Mayal dynasty ruled the Kingdom until 1803 before the "Gurkhas" invaded Kumaon and Garhwal. These were small and had their own chiefs who were responsible for the welfare of the garhs. The area comprises 52 principalities called garhs (fortresses). The Kingdom of Garhwal was founded by Mayal Rajputs nearly 1000 years ago. Portrait of a couple in a village at Uttarakhand, India Main article: Garhwal Kingdom Location of Uttarakhand within India. It describes the area that contained Gangadwar (Haridwar and Kankhala), Badrinath, Gandhamardan, and Kailash. The earliest reference to this region are found in the Skanda Purana which describes its names as Kedar Khand and Himvat respectively. However, there are no evidences to corroborate these claims.
However, some historians like "Atkinson" have alluded to ‘ Khas-des’ (Land of the Khasas), and "Sircar" has stated that ‘ Stri-Rajya’ (Kingdom of Women) is the ancient name of Garhwal and Kumaon. Prior to Mayal, the name of the area and its people was unknown. After this conquest, the domain under Mayal is said to have been called ‘ Garhwal’, possibly due to the numerous forts in the region. However, it is believed to be derived from the title ‘ Garh-wala’ (owner of forts) given to the ruler Mayal, who is said to have consolidated 52 principalities to form the kingdom in the 14th century. The exact origin of the word Garhwal is unknown.
Their ethnonym is derived from the word ‘ Garhwal’ or 'Gadwal'. In modern usage, "Garhwali" is used to refer to anyone whose linguistic, cultural, and ancestral or genetic origins is from the Garhwal Himalayas. The Garhwali people are an Indian ethnolinguistic group native to the Garhwal, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, who speak Garhwali, an Indo-Aryan language. Other Indo-Aryans, Kumaoni people, Khas people Garhwali people Regions with significant populations Indian ethno-linguistic group in the Garhwal region of the Indian state of Uttarakhand
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