Koch dynasty
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The Koch dynasty was a powerful medieval ruling family in the Kamrup and Koch Bihar regions of present-day Assam and North Bengal, known for establishing a significant kingdom in northeastern India from the 16th century onward.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Koch dynasty canonical | 2 |
| Koch (Cooch) dynasty | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
royal dynasty
ⓘ
ruling family ⓘ |
| alliance | occasional alliances with the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| capital |
Hajo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Koch Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
conflicts with the Mughal Empire
ⓘ
wars with the Ahom kingdom ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Koch kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | spread of Hindu religious practices in Kamrup and Koch Bihar ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | fragmentation into smaller Koch states ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture-based revenue system
ⓘ
control of riverine trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation | Koch people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Biswa Singha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early modern India
ⓘ
medieval India ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1515 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controlling trade routes between Assam and Bengal
ⓘ
establishing a powerful kingdom in northeastern India ⓘ military campaigns in northeastern India ⓘ |
| language |
Kamrupi
ⓘ
Koch language ⓘ |
| legacy | formation of princely state of Cooch Behar under later Koch rulers ⓘ |
| neighboringEntity |
Ahom kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sultanate of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Biswa Singha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chilarai NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakshmi Narayan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Narayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
medieval history of Assam
ⓘ
medieval history of Bengal ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamrup NERFINISHED ⓘ Koch Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ North Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| successorState |
Cooch Behar State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Koch Hajo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Koch (Cooch) dynasty