Short notes on kosh and history
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The Koch dynasty was named after the Koch community. It was a dominant ruling house in the Kamata kingdom in 1515 after the fall of the Khen dynasty. The first king of the dynasty was Viswa Singha .Viswa Singha was the son of Haria Mandal and Hira. His father was from the Chiknabari village in Goalpara district, the head of the twelve most powerful Mech families.Viswa Singha's two sons, Naranarayan and Shukladhwaj (Chilarai), the king and the commander-in-chief of the army respectively, took the kingdom to its highest.
Viswa Singha with the alliance of tribal chiefs started him campaign against the powerful Baro-Bhuyans around 1509. He defeated the Bhuyans of Ouguri, Jhargaon, Karnapur, Phulaguri, Bijni and Pandunath . He was given a tough fight by the Bhuyan of Kanrnapur, and could defeat him only by a stratagem during Bihu. After defeating the weaker rulers, he announced himself the king of Kamata bounded on the east by Barnadi river and on the west by the Karatoya river in the year 1515. He moved his capital from Chikana to Kamatapur
The dynasty forked for the first time into two major branches that controlled Koch Bihar and Koch Hajo. Koch Bihar became a vassal of the Mughals, whereas Koch Hajo came under Ahom control and was eventually absorbed. Koch Bihar became a princely state during British rule and was absorbed after Indian independence. A third branch of this dynasty at Khaspur disappeared into the Kachari kingdom