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Mankot State

1400 CE – 1820 CE (approx.) · capital Mankot

A small Rajput hill state between Jammu and Basohli, remembered for the Mankot school of Pahari painting.

Origins

Mankot, also called Ramkot, was ruled by the Mankotia Rajputs; tradition dates the state to around 1400, but its early history is poorly recorded.

Rule and society

The Mankot court produced a distinctive school of Pahari miniature painting in the late 17th and 18th centuries, related to the Basohli style and known for bold portraits of local rulers. Politically it was a minor state in the shadow of Jammu.

Decline and legacy

Mankot was absorbed by the Dogra rulers of Jammu around 1820 and became part of Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) in 1846. The area, around Ramkot, is now in Jammu and Kashmir.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mankot State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/mankot-state
MLA
“Mankot State.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/mankot-state. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Mankot State.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/mankot-state.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Mankot State’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/mankot-state (Accessed: ).

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