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Bashahr and Tributaries

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Jul 20, 2024
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The origin of the rulers of Bushahr is not known. It is generally accepted that they are local chiefs ruling Kamru whose rule started from unknown dates and they lived as vassals of Zhangzhung, Tibet and Guge. Kinnaur got it's opportunity when Khasa-Malla Kingdom conquered Guge and during the reign of Pratapamalla, Kinnaur rebelled and split itself into individual Thakurais. Amidst fragmentation, frequent wars and Guge intervention, one such Thakurai was that of Kamru which was founded by Pradyumna in that period. This Thakurai was on the main trade route from India to Tibet and soon became a force to contend with.
In Kinnaur, every deity has a priest and a grokch or a mouthpiece. The grokch narrates the story of the deity in auspicious occasions and these utterances are called chironings. The chironing of Badrinath of Kamru approximately goes thus.

Three goddesses appeared in Mathura's Brindavan. At that time, Earth was under water and water was that high, the only part of Mount Kailash which was above water was of the height of a bull. Gangri is of the size of a black cap above water. At that time, seven suns and seven moons appeared and drained the water. At that time, I appeared on the Earth.
At that time, humans and animals were created out of water and along with that, a few grains. At that time, the three goddesses reached Dwarka which was ruled by Asuras and destroyed their kingdom. They then made it their capital city and from there, I left to Badrinath. Three brothers divided the estate there - Tapo Purna stayed there. Annapurna or Rajapurna went to Tehri Garhwal. Bushahr or Kamru Badrinath became the seat of Devapurna.

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