Kamar-Taj

Kamar-Taj is the home and training grounds to the Masters of the Mystic Arts, located in Kathmandu, Nepal.
==History==
===Foundation===
Kamar-Taj was founded as a place for sorcerers and sorceresses to train and control their powers. People often come here after being broken or damaged, physically and psychologically. Once they are healed from their wounds, they are allowed to choose between joining the Masters of the Mystic Arts or returning to their previous lives.
===House of Wisdom===
Kamar-Taj also houses spellbooks that have dangerous spells. Despite this, the warnings come after the spells rather than before, a common practice in the rest of the world. This can cause sorcerers to practice spells without knowing the risks and costs.
===A Strange Pilgrimage===
Following his car accident and the subsequent nerve damage suffered in his hands, Dr. Stephen Strange exhausted most of his wealth and sought out various medical procedures in an attempt to fix them, only to be told that it was impossible. After hearing from a counselor that a man named Jonathan Pangborn also received a similar injury and recovered completely from it, Strange sought out to find Pangborn and discover how he had done so.
During their encounter, Pangborn revealed that he had gone to a place known as Kamar-Taj in Kathmandu where his mind learned to heal what his body could not. Although Strange was skeptical, he used the last of his funds to travel to Nepal in a last-ditch effort to be healed from his affliction.
Once there, Strange was met by the Ancient One and Karl Mordo, who both took their turns to train him to become a Master.
===Full Moon Party===
A party was held at Kamar-Taj when it was a full moon. After the party, Doctor Strange cast the Runes of Kof-Kol to make every sorcerer except Strange who attended to forget about the party.Spider-Man: No Way Home
===Studying Kalkartho===
Hoping to find a reason for Stephen Strange's visions and headaches, Wong went to the library at Kamar-Taj and read through texts including The Book of the Setting Sun. Wong eventually fell asleep after hours of reading, and, upon waking, realized that Strange had sent him there to get him away from the New York Sanctum, so he rushed back to see what Strange was doing. Strange brought Wong back to the library to show Wong The Book of the Five, suggesting they use the Bonds of Baelzar to stop the cause of Strange's visions, the Kalkartho. Although Wong was hesitant, he agreed to do it, so Strange took him to Argentina.Avengers: Infinity War: The Heroes' Journey
===Battle of Earth===
In 2023, Masters of the Mystic Arts arrived from Kamar-Taj via portals to join the battle against an alternate Thanos and his forces.Avengers: Endgame Wong, the new Sorcerer Supreme, continued to use portals from Kamar-Taj on a regular basis.
===Studying the Ten Rings===
In April 2024, Wong brought Shang-Chi and Katy Chen to Kamar-Taj to discuss Xu Wenwu's rings with Carol Danvers and Bruce Banner via holographic call. Wong told them that the Ten Rings issued a beacon to a location unknown when Shang-Chi had used them.Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
===Scarlet Witch's Multiversal Madness===
====Siege of Kamar-Taj====
In late 2024, Wong brought America Chavez, a supernatural being from an alternate universe in the Multiverse, to Kamar-Taj. Additionally, Rintrah, another being from another universe had taken residence there for training. Doctor Strange met them there and informed about Wanda Maximoff and the Darkhold. Wong, understanding the urgency, ordered that all students stop being trained and Kamar-Taj be set up as a fortress.
As the Masters of the Mystic Arts got into position and put up mystical barriers, they were joined by the Hong Kong Master and London Master. They all then watched as dark clouds filled the atmosphere, covering Kamar-Taj in darkness. Maximoff, in her Scarlet Witch form, appeared and Strange flew up to speak with her. She expressed her frustration with their attempts to stop her and how she had sacrificed everything for it to mean nothing. She told Strange she had been patient long enough and sent out a hex blast, only for it to be contained within the barrier. Strange returned to stand beside Wong, as Maximoff flew around the perimeter.
Eventually, Maximoff used her telepathy and astral form to cause a student to let his shield down and allow her to break the barriers. She then blasted archers off of rooftops and destroyed the artillery. Maximoff toppled buildings and created fires throughout the courtyards, destroying Kamar-Taj's foundations. Strange and Wong told everyone to fall back and rushed to safety.
Inside a remaining building, Strange set up a trap for Maximoff, temporarily trapping her in the Mirror Dimension. He tended to Chavez and told her they needed to leave. However, Maximoff used the reflections within to remove Hamir and another Master from the room. Strange and Wong noticed this and covered up the reflective surfaces, but Maximoff managed to break free through a gong. She told them that all she wanted was her children and summoned the Darkhold. She revealed to them her children living happy lives throughout the Multiverse. When Strange asked what would happen to her alternate self, she didn't say anything, leading Strange to go on the defensive. She easily knocked him aside and began to drain Chavez from her powers. When Wong tried to stop her, she knocked him out. Strange then rescued Chavez and together they fell through her portal out of their universe.
Maximoff used her magic to restrain Wong outside and used the Darkhold to engage in dreamwalking. As she did, Sara Wolfe came and destroyed the Darkhold, but was burnt to death as a result. Maximoff became frantic and demanded Wong to help her find another. When he didn't, she threatened to kill Rintrah and other Masters. He told her that the Darkhold was a copy and the original text was on Mount Wundagore. Maximoff then released them and stole a Sling Ring, so Wong could take her there. He opened a portal and they left Kamar-Taj.Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
====Rebuilding Kamar-Taj====
Later, America Chavez opened a portal to Kamar-Taj and she and Wong returned there. Wong tasked the surviving Masters of the Mystic Arts to begin rebuilding Kamar-Taj and cleaning the destruction. Chavez opted to stay there and be trained as a Master. When Doctor Strange came, he and Wong expressed how grateful they were to have each other and as Strange opened an Inter-Dimensional Portal to leave, Chavez told him she was happy she fell into their universe.
===Wong's Residence===
In 2025, Wong used an Inter-Dimensional Portal to transport himself from Kamar-Taj to Los Angeles, California and to the Damage Control Supermax Prison.She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: 1.03: The People vs. Emil Blonsky Wong then returned to Kamar-Taj and went in his room to watch . However, a portal opened up above him and a drunken woman named Madisynn King fell through. She told Wong who she was and then proceeded to spoil the show for him. After returning her to her place of origin, Wong returned to lay on his couch and continue watching the show. Shortly after, another portal opened up and Donny Blaze walked through asking for his help as he had accidentally unleashed a horde of demons. Later, Wong, joined by King, returned to Kamar-Taj and discussed what kinds of alcohol they liked to drink while watching .She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: 1.04: Is This Not Real Magic? Days later, Wong let Emil Blonsky come stay at Kamar-Taj, with Blonsky asking if there was Wi-Fi available there.She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: 1.09: Whose Show is This? Post-credits Scene
===Alternate Realities===
====Corrupted Doctor Strange====
In an alternate reality where Christine Palmer died, Stephen Strange trained to become a member of the Masters of the Mystic Arts at Kamar-Taj.What If...?: 1.04: What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?
==Relics==
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*The Book of the Setting Sun
*The Book of the Five
==Appearances==
Appearances for Kamar-Taj
In chronological order:
*Doctor Strange Prelude
*Doctor Strange Prelude - The Zealot
*Doctor Strange
**Doctor Strange: Mystic Apprentice (concurrent events)
**Avengers: Infinity War Prelude (flashback)
**Avengers: Infinity War: The Heroes' Journey (flashback)
*What If...?
**Season One
***What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands? (alternate universe)
*Avengers: Infinity War: The Heroes' Journey
*Avengers: Endgame
*Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
*Spider-Man: No Way Home
*Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
*She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
**Season One
***The People vs. Emil Blonsky
***Is This Not Real Magic?
==Trivia==
*In the comics, Kamar-Taj is an isolated community located in Tibet, on the Himalayas. It is the home of the Ancient One as well as many other sorcerers and mystics.
*Kamar-Taj's wi-fi password is "Shamballa", a reference to the graphic novel Doctor Strange: Into Shamballa.
*In Arabic, Kamar-Taj (قمر تاج Qamar-Taj) literally translates as "Moon Crown".
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