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'''Kamar-Taj''' is a fictional location appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. It first appeared in ''[[Strange Tales]]'' #110 (July 1963) and was created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Steve Ditko]].  The name "Kamar-Taj" does not appear in early Lee/Ditko Doctor Strange stories, but was created later as the country's backstory was fleshed out.

==Description==
In Marvel Comics, Kamar-Taj is "a hidden land high in the [[Himalayan Mountains|Himalayas]]"<ref name=ST148p2>((cite book|last1=Lee|first1=Stan|last2=O'Neil|first2=Denny|chapter=The Origin of the Ancient One!|date=September 1966|title=[[Strange Tales]]|publisher=Marvel Comics Group|page=2|edition=148))</ref><ref>((Cite web |last=Shayo |first=Lukas |date=April 16, 2023 |title=10 Marvel Cities That Make Great Vacation Spots |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-cities-that-make-great-vacation-spots/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en))</ref> and the homeland of [[Doctor Strange]]'s mentor, the [[Ancient One]], and of the evil sorcerer [[Kaluu]]. Strange's majordomo [[Wong (comics)|Wong]] also stems from a family of monks living in Kamar-Taj. ((cn|date=March 2017))

Over 500 years ago, the man who would one day become the Ancient One was born in Kamar-Taj. With his friend Kaluu, he discovered the power of magic but the two friends disagreed on how to use it to protect their village.  Kaluu sought to conquer neighboring villages and build a large empire.  The two cast a spell eliminating sickness, disease, and age from Kamar-Taj and shortly afterward Kaluu was crowned king by the villagers under Kaluu's mind-control spell. The Ancient One tried to stop Kaluu and in their battle, the village of Kamar-Taj was wiped out. Kaluu was banished to an alternate dimension.  The Ancient One left Kamar-Taj and traveled the Earth for centuries, battling evil creatures, gaining the [[Eye of Agamotto|Amulet of Agamotto]] and the [[Book of the Vishanti]]. ((Volume needed|c=y|date=November 2016))

He finally settled down in the Himalayan Mountains near Kamar-Taj, building a palace as his home with an order of monks to protect and assist him. In a tournament organized by the sorcerer Aged Genghis, the Ancient One won the title of Earth's [[Sorcerer Supreme]]. He took a student, who would one day become [[Mister Jip]], but banned him from his home when he found out the student had been studying the forbidden books to increase his own power. ((Volume needed|c=y|date=November 2016))

Feeling himself getting older and weaker, the Ancient One set out to find a student. He taught such beings as [[Doctor Druid]] and [[Baron Mordo]] but found his true apprentice in [[Doctor Strange|Stephen Strange]], claiming that this boy would become the new Sorcerer Supreme. Mordo began to plot against Strange, though the Ancient One kept protecting him. Mordo soon left the palace and Stephen became the Ancient One's successor. The Ancient One would often assist Stephen, until [[Shuma-Gorath]] killed the Ancient One's physical body. ((Volume needed|c=y|date=November 2016))<!--I think this was near the end of Doctor Strange Volume 1, the late 1960s, or the beginning of Doctor Strange Volume 2, early 1970s.  will look up the exact issue later-->

==In other media==
*In the 2016 film ''[[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|Doctor Strange]]'', [[Wong (comics)|Wong]] is depicted as one of the Masters of Mystic Arts, tasked with protecting some of Kamar-Taj's most valuable relics and books.<ref name="PreludeSynopsis">((cite web |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/doctor-strange-prequel-comic-hints-at-movie-secrets-introduces-another-marvel-villain |title="Doctor Strange" Prequel Comic Hints At Movie Secrets, Introduces Another Marvel Villain |last=Couto |first=Anthony |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=July 6, 2016 |accessdate=July 7, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721004814/http://www.comicbookresources.com/codesrv/be97611739e06314e4f58a47b545ee6b.20160630155726.css |archivedate=2016-07-21 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref name="FeigeSept2016">((cite web |url=http://www.slashfilm.com/kevin-feige-doctor-strange-interview/ |title=Kevin Feige On How 'Doctor Strange' Will Change The Marvel Universe [On Set Interview] |last=Sciretta |first=Peter |publisher=[[/Film]] |date=September 27, 2016 |accessdate=September 27, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928163737/http://www.slashfilm.com/kevin-feige-doctor-strange-interview/ |archivedate=September 28, 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref> Actor [[Benedict Wong]] was pleased with the changes made to the character, and described him as "a drill sergeant to Kamar-Taj" rather than a manservant, who does not practice martial arts in the film, another racial stereotype.<ref name="WongJun2016">((cite web |url=http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/doctor-strange/41745/exclusive-benedict-wong-on-new-direction-of-his-doctor-strange-role |title=Exclusive: Benedict Wong on new direction of his Doctor Strange role |last=Mellor |first=Louisa |publisher=[[Den of Geek]] |date=June 27, 2016 |accessdate=June 27, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628143608/http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/doctor-strange/41745/exclusive-benedict-wong-on-new-direction-of-his-doctor-strange-role |archivedate=June 28, 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref> Co-writer [[C. Robert Cargill]] said that the location of Kamar-Taj was shifted from [[Tibet]] to [[Nepal]] to prevent censorship by the [[Chinese government]].<ref>((cite book |last1=White |first1=Mark D. |title=Doctor Strange and Philosophy: The Other Book of Forbidden Knowledge |date=2018 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-119-43794-9 |page=83 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lsJVDwAAQBAJ |language=en))</ref><ref>((cite news |title='India's Rama takes on China's Dragon': Taiwan News' unique 'photo of the day' |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/indias-rama-takes-on-chinas-dragon-taiwan-news-unique-photo-of-the-day |accessdate=18 June 2020 |work=[[Free Press Journal]] |date=17 June 2020 |language=en |quote=Before that, China got Disney to drop Tibet from Doctor Strange’s origin story and shifted Kamar Taj from Tibet to Nepal.))</ref> In the film, in [[Kathmandu]], the sorcerer [[Kaecilius]] and his followers enter the secret compound Kamar-Taj and murder its librarian. They steal a forbidden ritual from a book in the personal library of Ancient One, a sorcerer who has lived for an unknown time and taught all at Kamar-Taj, including Kaecilius, in the ways of the mystic arts.
*Kamar-Taj also appeared in ''[[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]'' (2022).<ref>((Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/doctor-strange-sequel-director-scott-derrickson-1203087442/ |title='Doctor Strange' Director Scott Derrickson to Return for Sequel |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=December 11, 2018 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212120823/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/doctor-strange-sequel-director-scott-derrickson-1203087442/ |archive-date=December 12, 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=August 10, 2019 ))</ref><ref name="SonyPhase4Delay">((Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |last2=Couch |first2=Aaron |date=April 24, 2020 |title='Spider-Man' Sequel Delays Release to November 2021 Amid Sony Date Shuffle |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-sequel-delays-release-november-2021-sony-date-shuffle-1291805 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424223759/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-sequel-delays-release-november-2021-sony-date-shuffle-1291805 |archive-date=April 24, 2020 |access-date=April 24, 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]))</ref> As Strange takes [[America Chavez]] to Kamar-Taj, the Masters of the Mystic Arts fortify the place in preparation for [[Scarlet Witch|Wanda Maximoff]]'s assault with a magical shield and various other defenses. However, Maximoff's telepathy targets a sorcerer and disables their magic, causing the shield to collapse, and allowing her to destroy Kamar-Taj's resistance. In the end, after Maximoff's defeat, Kamar-Taj is rebuilt again, and Chavez begins her training in the mystic arts.

== See also ==
* [[Shangri-La]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
*"[https://screenrant.com/marvel-doctor-strange-kamar-taj-explained/ Kamar-Taj: Doctor Strange's Mystical Training Grounds Explained]" by Bob Chipman, Screen Rant (Sept 29, 2016)
*"[https://www.travelerstoday.com/amp/articles/25308/20161104/filming-locations-doctor-strange-nepal-find-kamar-taj.htm Doctor Strange Filming Locations In Nepal: 'How You Can Find Your Own Kamar'-Taj]" by Patricia Sim, Travelers Today (Nov 4, 2016)

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