page_title: Khasa Kingdom
section_title: Language and culture
hierarchical_section_title: Khasa Kingdom / Language and culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Historically important place that is proposed for cultural sites to UNESCO by Archeological department of Nepal o 2008 A.D This is a photo of a natural site in Nepal identified by the ID NP-JUM-03
context_page_description: Khasa-Malla kingdom, popularly known as Khasa Kingdom, was a kingdom from the Indian subcontinent, established around the 11th century in the far-western region of present-day Nepal. It was ruled by kings who bore the family name "Malla". The Khasa Malla kings ruled western parts of Nepal during 11th-14th century. The 954 AD Khajuraho Inscription of Dhaṇga states Khasa Kingdom equivalent to Gauda of Bengal and Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty.
context_section_description: The language of the Khas Kingdom was Nepali and Sanskrit. Some of the earliest Devanagari script examples are the 13th century records from the sites in the former Khasa kingdom. These archaeological sites are located in Jumla, Surkhet and Dailekh districts. Sinja Valley was the ancient capital city and powerful town of the Khas Mallas between 12th and 14th century and the centre of origin of Nepali (Khas) language.
caption: Sinja Valley, capital of Khas Mallas where earliest Devanagari scripts from the 13th century[12]
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