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Sinja

Also known as Sinja Valley

Sinja is a valley in Jumla district in the Karnali region of western Nepal that served as the capital of the Khasa Malla kingdom from the 12th to the 14th century. Remains of temples, stone pillars and inscriptions survive there. It is regarded as the place where the Khas language, the ancestor of modern Nepali, was first written.

Sinja
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Khasa Malla kingdomKingdom of Jumla

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sinja. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sinja
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