Maryul
Medieval kingdom in Ladakh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maryul (Ladakhi: མར་ཡུལ།), also called mar-yul of mnga'-ris,[1][2] was the western most Tibetan kingdom based in modern-day Ladakh and some parts of Tibet. The kingdom had its capital at Shey.[3][4][5]
Maryul མར་ཡུལ། | |||||||||
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c. 930–1842 | |||||||||
Capital | Shey | ||||||||
Religion | Tibetan Buddhism | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
• c. 930–c. 960 | Lhachen Palgyigon (first) | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | c. 930 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1842 | ||||||||
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Today part of | China India Pakistan |
The kingdom was founded by Lhachen Palgyigon, during the rule of his father Kyide Nyimagon, in c. 930.[6] It stretched from the Zoji La at the border of Kashmir to Demchok in the southeast, and included Rudok and other areas presently in Tibet.[7][8] The kingdom came under the control of the Namgyal dynasty in 1460, eventually acquiring the name "Ladakh", and lasted until 1842. In that year, the Dogra general Zorawar Singh, having conquered it, made it part of the would-be princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.