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Koch Kingdom (Cooch Behar)

Koch (Rajbanshi) kingdom raised in the wreck of Kamata by Biswa Singha in the early 16th century. Under Nara Narayan and his general Chila Rai it briefly dominated the Brahmaputra valley, sacking the Ahom capital in 1562, then split in 1586 into Koch Bihar in the west and Koch Hajo in the east. The western rump survived Mughal, Bhutanese and Ahom pressure, minted its own Narayani coinage, and took British protection in 1773.

Acceded to India 15 Aug 1947 and formally merged 12 Sep 1949; became Cooch Behar district of West Bengal on 1 Jan 1950.

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Borders over time

The atlas holds 5 border frames for Koch Kingdom (Cooch Behar) — the shape you scrub through changes in 1515 · 1742 · 1792 · 1808 · 1907.

Further reading

• The Raj and the princely state of Cooch Behar Ratna Roy · 2004

  Polity-specific study of Cooch Behar under British paramountcy; existence verified via Open Library (/works/OL5864210W).

• The Cooch Behar State and its land revenue settlements Harendra Narayan Chaudhuri · 1903

  Contemporary state-commissioned account of Cooch Behar's territory and revenue administration; verified via Open Library (/works/OL16177326W).

Sources

• Banglapedia (Asiatic Society of Bangladesh), article 'Kamata-Koch Behar' by P.K. Bhattacharyya — full article text via MediaWiki API [non-Wikipedia, tier 2]
• WorldStatesmen.org, Indian Princely States K-W, 'Koch Bihar (Cooch Behar)' entry — chronology and ruler list [non-Wikipedia, tier 2]
• Imperial Gazetteer of India vol. X (Central Provinces to Coompta), 'Cooch Behar State', pp. 379-380 — Internet Archive full text in.ernet.dli.2015.207007 [non-Wikipedia, tier 2]