Garhwal

Garhwal was a Himalayan Hindu kingdom in the upper Ganges valley, based at Chandpur Garhi. In 1337 Anant Pal of the Panwar dynasty ruled.

In 1358 Ajay Pal united the remaining chiefdoms. Regent Karnavati defeated Najabat Khan in 1640, earning the name Nakti Rani for cutting off invaders' noses. The Gorkhas conquered Garhwal in 1803; after their defeat, the Treaty of Sugauli in 1815 divided it between the British in the east and Sudarshan Shah's Tehri Garhwal in the west.