Mallabhum kingdom
Mallabhum kingdom | |||||||||
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| 694–1947 | |||||||||
Bishnupur Estate on James Rennell's Mid-18th Century map. | |||||||||
| Capital | Pradyumnapur Bishnupur | ||||||||
| Common languages | Bengali Sanskrit | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy (until 1760) Zamindari (from 1760) | ||||||||
| Maharaja | |||||||||
• 694–710 CE | Adi Malla | ||||||||
• 1930–1983 CE | Kalipada Singha Thakur | ||||||||
| Historical era | Classical India Medieval India Early Modern Period | ||||||||
• Established | 694 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 29 December 1947 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | West Bengal | ||||||||
Mallabhum (The country originally known as Mallabhoom or Mallabani Bengali: মল্লভূম or Bishnupur kingdom) was the kingdom ruled by the Malla kings of Bishnupur, primarily in the present Bankura district in Indian state of West Bengal.