User talk:Bhakuni786

This surname is used by the people of Almora district specially Sunauli (Maniyadhar), Basoli, Hadoli, Nagsila, Kausani,Chanoda,Someshwar Tehsil of Uttarakhand State of India.Almora was founded in 1268 by Mohar Bhakuni during the rule of the Katyuri King Prior to that the region was under the control of Katyuri King Bhaichaldeo who donated a part of Almora to Sri Mohar Bhakuni.According to local tradition, the earliest inhabitants in Almora were Bhakuni who were required to supply Sorrel daily for cleansing the vessels of sun temple at Katarmal.Ancient lore mentioned in Vishnu Purana and Mahabharata present primordial accounts of human settlements in the City.The Sakas, the Nagas, the Kiratas, the Khasas and the Hunas are credited to be the most ancient tribeshe Kauravas and Pandavas of the Hastinapur royal family were the next important princes from the plains who are said to have affected the conquest of these parts.[20]:166 After the Mahabharata war the district seems to have remained for some time under the sway of the kings of Hastinapur whose authority was never more than nominal.[20]:166 The actual rulers were the local chiefs of whom the Kulindas (or Kunindas) were probably strong in the southern and western part of the city.[2]:8 The Khasas were another ancient people who belonged to an early Aryan stock and were widely scattered in those times.[20]:167 They gave this region the name Khasadesha or Khasamandala.[2]:The next age’s silent of them may probably be the ones signaling many petty states, rivaling each-other for supremacy and ultimately chartering the inauguration of the noted and enduring dynasty of Bhakuni. Earlier to this, the Katyuris are recorded as the dominant clans in copper and stone engravings.[21] The Bhakuni dynasty from their inception in 953 A.D. to their ouster in the late 18th century present a saga of strife, with horrifying series of wars with rulers of Garhwal culminating in the destruction of this prosperous land and establishment of inglorious Gurkha rule. This dynasty was peculiar in that it made Almora the seat of strongest hill power in 1563 A.D.[22] From that time onwards, the limits of kingdom of Kumaon extended over the entire tracts of districts of Almora and Nainital. Towards the end of the 17th century, Bhakuni Rajas again attacked the Garhwal kingdom, and in 1688, king Udyot Bhakunierected several temples at Almora, including Tripur Sundari, Mohar Bhakunir and Parbateshwer, to mark his victory over Garhwal and Doti. The Parbateshwar temple was renamed twice, to become the present Nanda Devi temple.In 1791, the Gorkhas of Nepal while expanding their kingdom westwards across Kali River, invaded and overran Almora.[2]:8[23] In the meantime, the British were engaged in preventing the Gorkhas from over-running the whole of the northern frontier.[24] The Gorkha rule lasted for twenty-four years. Due to their repeated intrusion into British territories in the Terai from 1800 onwards, Lord Moira, the Governor-General of India, decided to attack Almora in December 1814,[25] marking the beginning of the Anglo-Gorkha war. The war that broke out in 1814,[26][27] resulted in the defeat of the Gorkhas and subsequently led to the signing of the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816.[28]:594[29] According to the treaty, Nepal had to cede all those territories which the Gorkhas had annexed to the British East India Company. After the war, the old Lal Mandi fort, near Almora was renamed ‘Fort Moira’Unlike the neighboring hill stations like Nainital and Shimla which were developed by the British,[30][31][32] Almora was developed much before by the Bhakuni kings.[33] The place where the present cantonment is located was formerly known as Lalmandi.[17][34][35] Presently where the collectorate exists, the 'Malla Mahal' (Upper Court) of Bahknui kings was located.[17][36] The site of present District Hospital used to be 'Talla Mahal' (Lower Court) of Bhakuni rulers.[17][37] Almora had a Population of 8596 in 1901.[38]