Koch dynasty

Koch Kingdom Koch Dynasty
1515–1949–1956
Flag of Sanskrit (for religious and court usage)
Religion	Hinduism Other ethnic religion[5]
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	British India	1775
• Joined India Union	1949–1956
Currency	Narayani
Preceded by Succeeded by Baro-Bhuyan Republic of India Ahom kingdom Mughal Empire Kachari kingdom
Today part of	India Bangladesh Bhutan

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The Koch dynasty (

The dynasty split into three among the descendants of Biswa Singha's three sons; two antagonistic branches

The name Koch denotes a matrilineal ethnic group to which Biswa Singha's mother belonged;^[8] and the king as well as most of the population of the kingdom (Koch Bihar) belonged to the Koch community.^[9]

History

Historical background

After the fall of the

It was in this context that a number of independent Koch tribes were united under a leader named Hajo, who occupied Rangpur and Kamrup.^[12] The Koches, spreading towards the southern plains, were able to ally with other tribal groups.^[13] Among various factors, the shift from slash-and-burn cultivation to settled cultivation and the breakdown of tribal clan-based relations are given as factors that contributed to the growth of Koch power.^[14]

As part of these alliances Hajo's daughter Hira married Hariya Mandal, a member of the

Consolidation of power under Bisu

He sought the alliance of tribal chiefs,^[24][25] against the more powerful Baro-Bhuyans and began his campaign around 1509.^[26] Successively, he defeated the Bhuyans of Ouguri, Jhargaon, Karnapur, Phulaguri, Bijni and Pandunath (Pandu, in Guwahati).^[27] He was particularly stretched by the Bhuyan of Karnapur, and could defeat him only by a stratagem during Bihu.

In some records Bisu moved his capital from Chikana to Hingulabas (near present-day

This process of hinduisation was much slower in the lower strata of the society,[39] the king Biswa Singha with his tribal origin claimed Rajbanshi kshatriya status,^[40] the lower class Koch took this name after the 18th century.^[41]

Zenith

Biswa Singha's two sons, Naranarayan and Shukladhwaj (

Later, Nara Narayan made Raghudev, the son of Chilarai, the governor of Koch Hajo, the eastern portion of the country. After the death of Nara Narayan, Raghudev declared independence. The division of the Kamata kingdom into Koch Bihar and Koch Hajo was permanent.

Branches

Rulers of undivided Koch kingdom

• Biswa Singha (1515-1540)
• Nara Narayan (1540-1586)

Rulers of Koch Bihar

• Lakshmi Narayan
• Bir Narayan
• Pran Narayan
• Basudev Narayan
• Mahindra Narayan
• Roop Narayan
• Upendra Narayan
• Devendra Narayan
• Dhairjendra Narayan
• Rajendra Narayan
• Dharendra Narayan
• Harendra Narayan
• Shivendra Narayan
• Narendra Narayan
• Nripendra Narayan^[50]
• Rajendra Narayan II
• Jitendra Narayan (father of Gayatri Devi)
• Jagaddipendra Narayan (brother of Gayatri Devi)
• Virajdendra Narayan

Rulers of Koch Hajo

• Raghudev (son of Chilarai, nephew of Nara Narayan)
• Parikshit Narayan

Rulers of Darrang

The

• Balinarayan (brother of Parikshit Narayan)
• Mahendra Narayan
• Chandra Narayan
• Surya Narayan

Rulers of Beltola

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