Volume II Special Issue IV April 2022

Name of Author : Biresh Chandra Das

Title of the paper : Political Condition of Cooch Behar: A Historical Study of Colonial Period (1863-1947)

Abstract: The History of the state of Coochbehar situated in the northern most part of India is one of the interesting theme from the point of view of historical research. This Princely state represent one of the advance and at the same time modern activities of the ruling Koch Dynasty. Around 450 years, the royal dynasty of Coochbehar formed a glorious history of its own. The kingdom was founded by Maharaja Bishwa Singha in 1522. After 1765 the history of Cooch Behar entered in to an arena of political turmoil and in order to escape from political turmoil the rulers invited the British for military assistance. The history of Cooch Behar turned into a new paradigm under the guidance of Maharaja Nripendra Narayan 1863-1911. The impact of Western methods upon Oriental system of Government was leading gradually but surely to disappearance of the traditional character of the Indian Rulers. From 1863 to 1947 the history of Cooch Behar witnessed of an uninterrupted sway of the rulers.

Keywords : Historical Research, Political Turmoil, Uninterrupted Sway, Koch Dynasty, Northern

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Page Number : 34-37