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Kingdom of Jumla

1400 CE – 1789 CE (approx.) · capital Jumla

The leading kingdom of the Karnali basin in western Nepal, heir to the Khasa Malla realm and head of the Baise Rajya confederation.

Origins

After the Khasa Malla kingdom broke up in the late 14th century, a Kalyal dynasty established itself in Jumla, the former Khasa heartland near Sinja, around 1400. Its rulers claimed the prestige of the earlier Malla kings and became the most powerful of the hill states of the Karnali region.

Rule and society

Jumla was regarded as the senior state of the Baise Rajya, the twenty-two kingdoms of western Nepal, and at its height received tribute from neighbouring rajas and from the Kingdom of Mustang. Its economy rested on farming in high valleys and on the trade of salt and wool from Tibet for grain. Hindu temples and the Khas language marked its culture.

Decline and legacy

The Gorkha army of the Kingdom of Nepal conquered Jumla in 1789 after hard fighting, and its royal family fled to Tibet. Jumla became a district of Nepal.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Khasa Malla kingdom 1100 CE – 1400 CEKingdom of Jumla

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kingdom of Jumla. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-jumla
MLA
“Kingdom of Jumla.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-jumla. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Kingdom of Jumla.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-jumla.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Kingdom of Jumla’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kingdom-of-jumla (Accessed: ).

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