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Administrative Joining of Garhwal and Kumaon

When: 1815
Where: Garhwal
Part of: Eastern Garhwal joined with Kumaon under British administration

The eastern half of Garhwal was joined with Kumaon as a chief-commissionership on the non-regulation system in 1815.

Following the conquest, the British East India Company annexed the region in 1815. The Kumaon region was joined with the eastern half of the Garhwal region as a chief-commissionership on the non-regulation system, known as the Kumaon Province. This occurred before the formal treaty ratification in 1816.

Sources

Kumaon division Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22

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