Koch dynasty
The Koch dynasty (/kɒtʃ/; 1515–1949) ruled parts of eastern Indian subcontinent in present-day Assam and Bengal. Biswa Singha established power in the erstwhile Kamata Kingdom which had emerged from the decaying Kamarupa Kingdom. The dynasty came to power by removing the Baro-Bhuyans, who had earlier removed the short-lived rule established by Alauddin Hussain Shah.
Koch Kingdom Koch Dynasty | |||||||||||||||
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| 1515–1949–1956 | |||||||||||||||
Flag of Koch Bihar | |||||||||||||||
Historical map of Cooch Behar | |||||||||||||||
| Status | historical kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Capital | Chiknabari Hingulabas Bijni Dumuria Jogighopa Abhayapuri Kamatapur (present-day Gosanimari) Cooch Behar | ||||||||||||||
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| Religion | Hinduism Other ethnic religion | ||||||||||||||
| Government | hereditary monarchy | ||||||||||||||
| Maharaja | |||||||||||||||
• 1515–1540 | Biswa Singha | ||||||||||||||
• 1540–1587 | Nara Narayan | ||||||||||||||
• 1581–1603 | Raghudev | ||||||||||||||
• 1586–1621 | Lakshmi Narayan | ||||||||||||||
• 1922–1947 | Jagaddipendra Narayan | ||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||||||||
• Established by Biswa Singha | 1515 | ||||||||||||||
• Expansion | 1510–1577 | ||||||||||||||
• Division into Koch Hajo and Koch Bihar | 1587 | ||||||||||||||
• princely state of British India | 1775 | ||||||||||||||
• Joined India Union | 1949–1956 | ||||||||||||||
| Currency | Narayani | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | India Bangladesh Bhutan | ||||||||||||||
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The dynasty split into three among the descendants of Biswa Singha's three sons; two antagonistic branches Koch Bihar and Koch Hajo and a third branch at Khaspur. Koch Bihar aligned with the Mughals and the Koch Hajo branch broke up into various sub-branches under the Ahom kingdom. Koch Bihar became a princely state during British rule and was absorbed after Indian independence. The third branch at Khaspur disappeared into the Kachari kingdom. Raikat is a collateral branch of the Koch dynasty that claim descent from the Sisya Singha, the brother of Biswa Singha.