879 – 1200 CE
ठकुरी काल
Thakuri Era
द्वन्द्वको युग — र नेपाल सम्बत्को जन्म
When the Licchavi line faded, Thakuri kings fought for the valley while new powers rose on its edges — the Karnatas of Simroungarh in the south and the Khas Mallas of the far west, whose realm stretched from Kumaon to Mustang.
Nepal Sambat begins, 879 CEShankhadhar Sakhwa freed the debtorsKhas Malla empire in the westSimroungarh in the southern plains
♛ The royal line of this era
Thakuri Dynasty थाकुरी वंश— 2 rulers, wives & sons
2 Chronicles in this era
20 October 879 CEशंखधर साख्वा र नेपाल सम्बत्को जन्म
Shankhadhar Sakhwa and the Birth of Nepal Sambat
A merchant cleared every citizen's debt with a fortune of gold sand — and a new calendar was born. Nepal Sambat is the Newar new year, and its founder is a national hero.
879 – 1200 CEठकुरी राजा, खस र कर्णाटहरू
The Thakuri Kings, the Khasas and the Karnatas
The valley's age of fighting houses — and the two great kingdoms rising on its flanks: the Khas Mallas of Jumla, whose court language became modern Nepali, and the Karnatas of Simroungarh, whose princess brought Mithila to Bhaktapur.
Proofs & Sources for this Era
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