Koch Hajo was the eastern portion of the Kamata kingdom of medieval Assam that Nara Narayan handed over to Raghudev (son of Chilarai) to govern, fixing the Subansiri river as the boundary between the western and the eastern portions. After the death of Nara Narayan in 1584, Raghudev declared independence. The eastern kingdom came to be called Koch Hajo and the western Koch Bihar. This boundary is roughly the boundary between the present-day Assam and West Bengal. The Kamata kingdom appeared in the western part of the older Kamarupa kingdom in the 13th century, after the fall of the Pala dynasty. ... Assam now renamed to Asom (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... Shukladhwaj, or more popularly Chilarai, was the younger brother of Nara Narayana, the king of Koch Behar in the 16th century. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Assam now renamed to Asom (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Hindi: पश्चिम बंगाल, Poshchim Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. ...

The Mughal attacks which began in 1602 effectively routed Koch Hajo, driving the princes to seek protection from the Ahom rulers. At the time of British conquest, the princes of Koch Hajo ruled small principalities, the most important of which was Darrang. The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... This page is about the year. ... The Ahoms ruled parts of present-day Assam (in India) for nearly 600 years: from 1228 to 1826. ... Darrang is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...

The name Hajo comes from a legendary king Hajo the Koch, who ruled over the Rangpur district in present-day Bangladesh and some regions of Assam.^[1] Rangpur is a district in Northern Bangladesh. ... Assam now renamed to Asom (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ...

Mughal rule

Since the declaration of independence, the rulers of Koch Hajo and the rulers of Koch Bihar have maintained hostilities against each other. In 1602 the Nawab of Dhaka (governor for the Mughals) moved by Lakshmi Narayan (ruler of Koch Bihar) and others attacked Parikshit Narayan, the ruler of Koch Hajo. Parikshit was defeated at Dhubri and sued for peace. But he soon continued with the hostilities and in 1641 was driven up to Pandu, now in Guwahati. Here, Parikshit surrendered and agreed to become a vassal of the Mughal Empire. But before he could take up this assignment he died. The Mughals then appointed Kabisekhar as the kanungo and instructed Sheikh Ibrahim Karori to set up a Mughal system of administration. The Mughals appointed Bijit Narayan, son of Parikshit Narayan, as the zamindar of the region between river Sankosh and Manas, and he became the founder of the Bijni branch of the Koch royal family which finally settled in Abhayapuri. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This page is about the year. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... Guwahati is a city in India, often considered to be the gateway to the north-east part of the country. ...

Mughal divisions

The Mughal divided the kingdom of Koch Hajo into four sarkars. They were:

1. Uttarkol or Dhekeri, north of the Brahmaputra containing Nagaon.
2. Dakhinkol, south of Brahmaputra.
3. Kamrup, containing Guwahati and Hajo.
4. Bangalbhum, containing Bahirbund and Bhitarbund.

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The Mughal influence in Kamrup ended in 1682. The Mughal political influence on Koch Hajo lasted for eighty years. Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ...

Darrang

With the Mughals reaching the doorsteps of the Ahoms, hostilities ensued. These finally led to a large Mughal army attacking the Ahom kingdom in 1615-1616. On January 27, 1616, the Ahoms, under the king Pratap Singha, attacked the Mughals before dawn and massacred a major portion of the Mughal army. After the region was cleared of the Mughals, Pratap Singha established Bali Narayan, the brother of Parikshit Narayan, as the Raja of Darrang. The Ahoms, with the help of Bali Narayan, then moved against the remnant of the Mughals ruling in Hajo. After many battles the Ahoms and Bali Narayan finally conquered Hajo and removed their influence from Goalpara. Bali Narayan began his rule from Hajo. Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ... Events October 25 — Dirk Hartog makes the second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at an island off the Western Australian coast Pocahontas arrives in England War between Venice and Austria Collegium Musicum founded in Prague Nicolaus Copernicus De revolutionibus is placed on the Index of Forbidden Books... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events October 25 — Dirk Hartog makes the second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at an island off the Western Australian coast Pocahontas arrives in England War between Venice and Austria Collegium Musicum founded in Prague Nicolaus Copernicus De revolutionibus is placed on the Index of Forbidden Books...

This did not last for long and the Mughals maintained their attack on Koch Hajo. Beginning with 1637 the Ahoms faced a number of reverses, including the death of Bali Narayan in battle. In 1639, in a treaty between the Ahom general Momai Tamuli Barbarua and the Mughal commander Allahyar Khan the river Barnadi was fixed as the boundary between the Mughal empire and the Ahom kingdom. Darrang remained with the Ahoms ruled by Mahendra Narayan, son of Bali Narayan. Mahendra Narayan was succeeded by Chandra Narayan and then by Surya Narayan. Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ...

Kamrup

Following the war of succession after Shah Jahan in 1657, the Ahoms reoccupied Kamrup. Again, this possession did not last long. In 1662 the Mughal general Mir Jumla marched up to Gargaon, the Ahom capital, and set up camp. But he could not consolidate Mughal rule in the region. Nevertheless, he struck an agreement with the Ahom king that included war indemnities and began his journey back to Dhaka. Mir Jumla died on the way. The Ahoms again captured Kamrup in 1667, and fended off an entrenched Mughal attack led by Kachwaha rajput Raja Ram Singh in 1671 in the celebrated Battle of Saraighat. In March, the Ahom viceroy in Guwahati, Laluk-sola Borphukan, handed over Kamrup to Nawab Mansur Khan, the deputy of Sultan Azamtara, the son of Aurangzeb and the then governor of Bengal. Shahbuddin Mohammed Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... Events February 1 - The Chinese pirate Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege. ... Mir Jumla (1591-1663) was a subedar of Bengal under Aurangzeb. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... The Kachwaha (also Kachhwaha or Kuchhwaha from the Sanskrit Kacchapaghata) are a Rajput clan which ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states, including Jaipur, Alwar and Maihar, before Indias independence in 1947. ... Events May 9 - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. ... The Battle of Saraighat was fought between the Mughal forces lead by Raja Ram Singh and the Ahoms lead by Lachit Borphukan, the Ahom governor of Guwahati in 1671. ... Aurangzeb (borrowed from early Persian, اورنگ‌زیب Awrang throne and Zayb beauty, ornament),(November 3, 1618 – March 3, 1707, also known as Alamgir I, was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 until 1707. ...

Mansur Khan attacked Darrang in 1682, captured Surya Narayan and installed his 5-year old brother as the ruler of Darrang. But that influence did not last for long. In that year itself, the Ahoms, under the kingship of Godadhar Singha, attacked Kamrup and removed the Mughals for good. In the meantime, the influence of the Raja of Darrang decreased, and the Ahoms took possession of Kamrup till the end of their rule. Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ...

Bijni

The Bijni branch of the Koch dynasty controlled its feudatory from the present-day Bijni town from 1671 till 1864 when it was attacked by Jhawlia Mech, a chieftain from Bhutan. This resulted in the capital moving to Dumuria. The earthquake of 1897 destroyed the royal palaces and the capital moved again, first to Jogighopa and then finally to Abhayapuri in 1901. The control of the Bijni branch ended after the Indian government took direct control of the region in 1956. 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notes

1. ^ Sircar, D. C., (1990) Chapter 6: Politcal History in A Comprehensive History of Assam, Vol I, Guwahati 1990, pp 171

References

• Surya Kumar Bhuyan, (1949) Anglo-Assamese Relations: 1771-1826, Guwahati.
• History of Bongaigaon from http://bongaigaon.nic.in