Polity Cooch Behar State

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Was a polity located south of the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, in present-day West Bengal.

Establishment

  • January 1587: Cooch Behar State was formed in 1586 when the Kamata Kingdom split after the death of Nara Narayan, a ruler from the Koch dynasty. The territory went to Cooch Behar State, which was ruled by the Koch dynasty.
  • January 1587: The kingdom of the Koch Dynasty split in two: Koch Bihar and Koch Hajo.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Akbar the Great

Expansion during the rule of Akbar the Great in the Mughal Empire.

  • January 1601: The western portion of Koch Bihar, formed a separate unit that came under direct challenge by the Mughal Empire.

Disestablishment

  • January 1601: The western portion of Koch Bihar, formed a separate unit that came under direct challenge by the Mughal Empire.