The Kannauj kingdom was established in the tenth century by Som Chand, who came from Kannuaj near Allahabad; Chand ousted the Katyuri Kings (कत्यूरी नरेश), originally from Katyur valley near Joshimath, who had ruled the area since the seventh century AD. Chand retained the name of Kurmanchal for the state, and Kurm for the people, leaving the capital in Champawat. Kurmanchal named this region Kumaon.
The Gahadvala, or Gaharwar,{gangwar} was a Hindu dynasty that ruled the kingdom of Kannauj for approximately a hundred years, beginning in the late eleventh century.
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