Jumla was part of the Khasa Kingdom during the 11th to 13th centuries, whose capital was at Sinja, and the Nepali language (then Khas language) originated in the Sinja Valley. After the Khasa Kingdom collapsed in the 13th century it split into the 22 Baise Rajya principalities of the Karnali-Bheri region, and the Kingdom of Jumla emerged as one of them. The Jumla Kingdom was founded around 1404 when Baliraja married the daughter of the last Yatse (Malla) ruler and succeeded his father-in-law; it became one of the most powerful Baise kingdoms, annexing Mustang in 1760. After repelling an early Gorkhali attack (legend says Prithvi Narayan Shah was injured), the kingdom was annexed by Gorkha forces under Kaji Shiva Narayan Khatri in 1789 during Bahadur Shah's regency. The Jumla kings were Thakuris of the Kalyal dynasty, and their descendants include figures such as film legend Nir Shah.
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