Reference
A History of Assam
The classic history of Assam and the Ahom kingdom.
Koch Kingdom (Kamata / Cooch Behar)
Kingdom
Level 2
1515 – 1949
Kingdom of Nara Narayan and Chilarai; later the princely state of Cooch Behar.
- Capital
- Kamatapur / Cooch Behar
- Region
- Northeast
- Duration
- 434 years
- Main period
- Mughal Empire
Approximate extent.
At a glance
Move along the chart to read any year; click a ruler or event to open the map there.
151516001700180019001949
Rulers
- Vishwa Singha King1515 – 1540Founder.
- Nara Narayan King1540 – 1587With his general Chilarai, peak of Koch power.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Personalities
📚 Recommended reading on the Koch Kingdom (Kamata / Cooch Behar)
Textbook
Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8)
The simplest possible start: short, illustrated and the base of countless exam questions.
Textbook
Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12)
Source-based chapters on Harappa, Vijayanagara, the Mughal court and 1857 — essential for UPSC.
Reference
The Marathas 1600–1818
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📄 Research papers
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Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States
A documented, case-by-case study of temple destruction and its political context, 1192–1760.
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Potentialities of Capitalistic Development in the Economy of Mughal India
Money, markets, crafts and credit in the Mughal economy — and why they did not lead to capitalism.
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Connected Histories: Notes towards a Reconfiguration of Early Modern Eurasia
Reads Mughal India as part of a connected early-modern world rather than an isolated civilisation.
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Knowing the Country: Empire and Information in India
Spies, runners and news-writers: how the Company took over Indian systems of information.
Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Koch Kingdom (Kamata / Cooch Behar) for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 434 years
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Overlap: 254 years
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Overlap: 311 years
Mewar (Sisodia) ★
West · 1326 – 1949
Overlap: 434 years
Vijayanagara Empire ★
South · 1336 – 1646
Overlap: 131 years
Kingdom of Mysore ★
South · 1399 – 1950
Overlap: 434 years
Kingdom of Kandy ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1469 – 1815
Overlap: 300 years
Portuguese Estado da Índia ★
Coastal · 1505 – 1961
Overlap: 434 years
Mughal Empire ★
North · 1526 – 1857
Overlap: 331 years
British East India Company ★
Pan-Indian · 1600 – 1858
Overlap: 258 years
Maratha Empire ★
Deccan · 1674 – 1818
Overlap: 144 years
Nawabs of Bengal ★
East · 1717 – 1765
Overlap: 48 years
Hyderabad State (Nizams) ★
Deccan · 1724 – 1948
Overlap: 224 years
Sikh Empire ★
North · 1799 – 1849
Overlap: 50 years
Kingdom of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1816 – 2008
Overlap: 133 years
British Raj (Crown Rule) ★
Pan-Indian · 1858 – 1947
Overlap: 89 years
Kingdom of Bhutan ★
Himalaya · 1907 – present
Overlap: 42 years
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Overlap: 251 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 434 years
Jaffna Kingdom
Sri Lanka · c. 1215 – 1619
Overlap: 104 years
Marwar (Rathore)
West · c. 1226 – 1949
Overlap: 434 years
Kashmir Sultanate
North · 1339 – 1586
Overlap: 71 years
Bengal Sultanate
East · 1352 – 1576
Overlap: 61 years
Malwa Sultanate
Central · 1392 – 1562
Overlap: 47 years
Gujarat Sultanate
West · 1407 – 1573
Overlap: 58 years
Kingdom of Kotte
Sri Lanka · 1412 – 1597
Overlap: 82 years
Gajapati Kingdom
East · 1434 – 1541
Overlap: 26 years
Ahmadnagar Sultanate (Nizam Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1636
Overlap: 121 years
Bijapur Sultanate (Adil Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1686
Overlap: 171 years
Berar Sultanate (Imad Shahi)
Deccan · 1490 – 1574
Overlap: 59 years
Bidar Sultanate (Barid Shahi)
Deccan · 1492 – 1619
Overlap: 104 years
Portuguese Cochin
Coastal · 1503 – 1663
Overlap: 148 years
Golconda Sultanate (Qutb Shahi)
Deccan · 1518 – 1687
Overlap: 169 years
Madurai Nayaks
South · 1529 – 1736
Overlap: 207 years
Portuguese Bassein & Bombay
Coastal · 1534 – 1739
Overlap: 205 years
Portuguese Diu
Coastal · 1535 – 1961
Overlap: 414 years
Portuguese Daman
Coastal · 1559 – 1961
Overlap: 390 years
Gorkha Kingdom
Himalaya · 1559 – 1768
Overlap: 209 years
Portuguese Hooghly
Coastal · 1579 – 1632
Overlap: 53 years
Portuguese Ceylon
Sri Lanka · 1597 – 1658
Overlap: 61 years