
1575–1591), was the first Raja of Garhwal to use the title Shah. In 1358, the 37th ruler, Ajay Pal, brought all the minor principalities for the Garhwal region, under his own rule, and founded the Garhwal kingdom, with Dewalgarh as its capital, which he later shifted to Srinagar. Balbhadra Shah (r. Garhwal Kingdom acceded to the Union of India as a part of Uttar Pradesh in 1949. Naturally, Garhwali was the official language of the Garhwal Kingdom for hundreds of years under the Panwar (Shah) Kings and even before them, until the Gurkhas captured Garhwal and subsequently the British occupied half of Garhwal, later called British Garhwal which was included under the United Provinces. Till the 17th century, Garhwal was always a sovereign nation under the Garhwali Kings. Most of the Garhwali literature is preserved in folk form, handed down verbally from generation to generation but since the 18th century, literary traditions are flourishing. One such early example is the temple grant inscription of King Jagatpal at Dev Prayag (1335 AD). Of these, the "Khas Prakrit" is believed to be the source of Garhwali although some scholars believe "Shaurseni Apabhransa" to be the source of the Garhwali The early form of Garhwali can be traced to the 10th century which is found in numismatics, royal seals, inscriptional writings on copper plates and temple stones containing royal orders and grants. In the middle period of the course of development of Indo-Aryan languages, there were many prakrit. Ghughti ki saankhi Bhanu ghuguhti ki saankhiĪhaa, twe tein mulyaulu hey kurta sulaaraĪchaa twe tein mulyaulu hey kurta sulaara Sachey, twe tein mulyaulu hey kurta sulaara Sarrararara sarrrbat sarrrbat sarrrr sarrrrrĪchey, twe tein mulyaulu hey kurta sulaaraĪrrey marsa ko tyre bhanu Marsa ko tyre bhanu Marsa ko tyre bhanu Marsa ko tyre bhanu Min pehli bole cho pyari DTC na kaer
