The Koch dynasty of Assam and Bengal, named after the Koch tribe of Tibeto-Burmese affiliation, took control of the Kamata kingdom in 1515 after the fall of the Khen dynasty in 1498. The capital was located at Cooch Behar town. Assam now renamed to Asom (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in the Bengali language, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... The Kamata kingdom appeared in the western part of the older Kamarupa kingdom in the 13th century, after the fall of the Pala dynasty. ... 1515 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Khen dynasty of Assam replaced the Pala dynasty in the 12th century. ... 1498 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses see Cooch Behar (disambiguation) Cooch Behar (Bengali: কোচবিহার Pronunciation: kOOch bĭhär`) is the district headquarters and the largest town of Cooch Behar District of Indian state of West Bengal. ...

The first major king was Vishwa Singha, who established himself in 1515 as the ruler of the Kamata kingdom after the Khen dynasty was defeated by Alauddin Hussein Shah in 1498. His two sons, Naranarayan and Shukladhwaj (Chilarai), the king and the commander-in-chief of the army respectively, took the kingdom to its zenith. 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. 1515 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kamata kingdom appeared in the western part of the older Kamarupa kingdom in the 13th century, after the fall of the Pala dynasty. ... The Khen dynasty of Assam replaced the Pala dynasty in the 12th century. ... 1498 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shukladhwaj, or more popularly Chilarai, was the younger brother of Nara Narayana, the king of Koch Behar in the 16th century. ... 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. ... Koch Bihar is the western portion of the Koch kingdom in India that remained after the eastern portion Koch Hajo separated from it following the death of Nara Narayana in 1586. ... 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. ...

Nara Narayan was impressed by the bhakti saint Srimanta Sankardeva who became a member of his court in the last three years of his life and who established a sattra in the kingdom. Bhakti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva (1449-1568) is a colossal figure in the cultural and religious history of Assam, India. ...

Kings

• Viswa Singha (1515-1540)
• Nara Narayan (1540-1586)
• Lakshmi Narayan (King of only Koch Bihar)
• 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
• Rajrajendra Narayan
• Jitendra Narayan
• Jagadipendra Narayan

1515 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... 1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Koch Bihar is the western portion of the Koch kingdom in India that remained after the eastern portion Koch Hajo separated from it following the death of Nara Narayana in 1586. ...

References

• Royal History of Koch Bihar.