Pragjyotisha Vol. III

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1. PRAGJYOTISHA to Cooch Behar : Review the history Tusar Kanti Ghosal M.Sc. Ph.D. & Tunir Ghosal BA B Ed, M.A (Final year, C.U.) Email: [email protected] Published : 30 th July 2021 © TKG

2. PRAGJYOTISHA to Cooch Behar : Review the history Vol. III (Pages 89 – 144)

3. PRAGJYOTISHA to Cooch Behar : Review the history Introduction Pragjyotisha was a Kingdom o f Mohirango ( Danava -Dynasty)and Narakasura ( Bhaumasura -Dynasty). After the death of danava,asura,kirata , Bhagadatta became King of Pragjyotisha.After Bhagadatta , Vajradatta became ruler. Pragjyotiṣa was an invincible fortress of the asuras and kirats . After them Kachari,Sadiya,Pala,Ahom,Chutiya,Khatriya,Sudra,Mohamedan,Salastambha( Boro,Koch,Mech ), Kheng-Bhutia , Khen were ruled there.

4. KAMRUPA PITH According to Trantas and Puranas KAMARUPA had 4 PITHS : Ratnapitha : Area from the river Karatoya to the river Sonkosh , (modern day at Goalpara region ). Kamapitha : Area from Sornakosh to the river Kapili ( Kamrup  region ). Swarnapitha : A rea from the river Puspika to Bharali river ( Central Assam ). Saumarapitha : Area between the Bhairavi and the Dikhrong river ( Eastern Assam ) .

5. SONITPURA Kingdom 300 AD - 500 AD Capital : LAUHITYA PUR. SUDRA dynasty: A Sudra king named Pratap Narayan ( DEBESWAR ) was ruling Pratapgarh in Biswanath Charali towards the end of the 4th century. The major part of newly formed Biswanath district of Assam was a part of the Chutiya kingdom until it was annexed with Ahom dynasty. The border between the Chutia kingdom and Bhuyan chieftains were marked by the Dikarai   and the Ghiladhari rivers. The Chutiya kings built many forts including Buroi fort ( near Dafla hills) and Pratapgarh fort built by king Debeswar . 1 st rular : Debeswar 2 nd rular : MIMANG 3 rd rular : GAJANG 4 th rular : SRIBANG Last rular : MRIGANG References : JOGINI TANTR ,NARA-SANKAR or NAGAKHYA,

6. BUROI FORT and Biswanath Ghat

7. HINDU Sudra King in Kamarupa 300 AD SADIYA Kingdom (300 – 500 AD) : Pratap Narayan (DEBESWAR ) was recognized as first Sudra king . He and next generations ruled SADIYA Kingdom of Chutiya dynasty near about 200 years. He belongs to Hindu religion. Other ethnic community groups of Sadiya were Ahom , Dimasa , Jayantia , Kachari , Koch   etc ).

8. AHIR Dynasty after 300 AD Ahir Dynasty in Nepal : The owing to pastoral disputes, this dynasty was replaced by another Ahir dynasty. The traditional occupations of Ahirs are cattle-herding and agriculture. The second Ahir dynasty had a succession of 3 kings : Bada Simha , Jaymati Simha and Bhuban Simha . Their rule ended when the kirati  invaders defeated Bhuban Simha . At that time Subahu was king of W estern Terai of Nepal . Pulinda was king of Modern Nepal and Viratha was ruled in Terai Plains of N.E.Himalaya .

9. 1 st Hindu king of Kamrupa 350 AD VARMAN Dynasty : King Pushyavarman (350-375 AD ) of Varman dynasty (350-650) was the  1 st historical hindu dynasty of the Kamarupa . He was a contemporary of Samudragupta . He took on the title of Maharajadhiraj and ensured steps to establish Kamrupa as a frontier state . Pushya Varman established Kamarupa Kingdom it in 350 AD. He was the first recognized hindu king of Kamrupa .

10. VARMAN Dynasty 350 AD - 650 AD 1 st Rular : Pushyavarman (350-375 AD). Kamarupa kingdom : That dynasty claims its descent from the Asura Naraka i.e . Naraka dynasty. Pushyavarma assumed the title of  ‘ Maharajadhiraja ’  and the ‘lord of Pragjotish ’ as mentioned in the Nalanda seal . He was a contemporary of Samudragupta ( 350-375 AD).   That dynasty is now believed to be non-Indo-Aryans . 1 st rular :   Pushyavarman   350–374 2 nd rular : Samudravarman 374-398 3 rd rular : Balavarman 398-422 4 th rular : Kalyanavarman 422-446 5 th rular : Ganapativarman 446-470 6 th rular : Mahendravarman 470-494 7 th rular : Narayanavarman 494-518 References : Dubi & Nidhanpur copperplate inscriptions issued by Bhaskaravarman and Harshacharita .

11. Licchavi Dynasty in Pragjyotisha 450 AD Capital : Kathmandu LICCHAVI Dynasty (450–750 AD) in Nepal ruled by Licchavi tribes. Jaya Varma is known to be the first king and last ruler was Jayakamadeva . The Licchavi clan originated from Vaishali and Muzaffarpur and conquered Kathmandu Valley. After the death of Yaksha Malla of Nepal valley, that was divided into three kingdoms: Kathmandu ( Kantipur ), Bhaktapur ( Bhadgaon ) and Patan ( Lalitpur ).

12. GUPTA Invasion in kamarupa after 470 AD Mahendra Varman (470-494 AD) was the 6 th rular of Varman dynasty. Mahendra Varman, a descendent of Pushya Varman, waged a successful war against the Gupta army and also the first Varman king who performed the Ashwamedha Yagya .

13. VARMAN Dynasty 518 AD - 650 AD Varman dynasty : The 8 th  king Bhutivarma or Mahabhutivarma was a powerful king. He ruled in the middle of the 6 th  century A.D . During his reign Kamrupa included the whole of the Brahmaputra valley, Sylhet and extended upto the Karatoya River in the west. It remains to be the traditional boundary of Kamarupa for a long time. 8 th   Rular : Bhutivarma or Mahabhutivarma 9 th Rular : Chandramukhavarma 10 th Rular : Suthitavarma 11 th Rular : Supratisthitavarman 12 th Rular : Bhaskarvarman (594-650 AD)   References : Aphsada inscription of the later Gupta King Adityasen .

14. HARSA Hourned Bhaskar Varman Harshavardhan ( 609-647 AD) was a contemporary of Bhaskar Varman. Harshavardan honoured Bhaskar Varman at a conference held at Kanauj . The dynasty of the Varman kings ended with Bhaskar Varman (650 AD ). According to Edward Gait : Bhaskaravarman was the greatest monarch of Varman Dynasty. He secured friendship with King Harsha of Thaneswar ( Kanauj ), another great monarch of Indian.

15. BHASKARA Varman According to Edward Gait : He invited Silabhadra,the head of Nalanda (529–645 ) and Yuan Chwang (Chinese Pilgreme ) to his Kingdom. The Chinese pilgrim came and was very much impressed by the Kamarupa king’s thirst for knowledge. The king and the pilgrim went together to the great religious assembly at Kanauj held by Harsha .

16. Hui- en -Sung visit to Purnavardhana 636 AD When the famous Chinese pilgrim Hui- en -Sung  visited Pundavardhana in   636 A.D. He started travelling from east. He himself wrote “from   Pur - na -fa-tan- na ( Purnavardhana ), crossed the great river  Ko -lo- tu ( Karatoya ) and then arrived at Ka-mo-lu-po ( Kamarupa ).

17. VISIT of Hue- en -Sung 640 AD Hue- en -Sung a Chinsese traveller, visited Nepal valley during 640 AD. He has described that the Ashoka Stone-pillar was cracked due to thunder . In that period he visited Poundra , Kamarupa and Nepal Valley.

18. Hui- en -Sung visit KAMRUPA 643 AD In his period Huien-sung’s or Yuan Chwang (Chinese Pilgreme ) visited Kamrupa in 643 AD. After the death (650 AD) of Bhaskara Varman that powerful dynasty was ended. References : Hugh B. Urban also infers that the Varmans descended from non-Aryan tribes . Suniti Kumar Chatterjee stated Bhaskara Varman was a Hinduised Mlechcha king of Indo-Mongoloid origin.

19. INVASION of Gupta Dynasty 562 AD – 601 AD King of Gour Mahasena Gupta of Gupta Dynasty had defeated and killed Susthitavarma of Varman dynasty on the banks of river Lauhitya (Brahmaputra). King Supratisthita Varma and Bhaskara Varma had imprisoned. They managed to escape from the prison of the Gauda king. After that Supratishthita Varma and his successors ruled for a short period. His brother, Bhaskara Varman succeeded him and Varman Dynasty again.

20. SALASTAMBHA Dynasty 518 AD -900 AD Salastambha (or Mlechchha ) D ynasty : 1 st rular : Salastambha Vijaya alias Vigrahastambha Palaka Kumara Vajradeva Harshadeva alias Harsha Varman (725-745) Bala Varman II Jivaraja Digleswara Varman Salambha Harjjara Varman (815-832) Vanamala Varma Deva (832-855) Jayamala alias Virabahu (855-860) Balavarman III ( 860-880) Tyagasimha (890-900 ) Reference : Suniti Kumar Chatterjee claims that Salastambha (650-670) was a Bodo ( Boro )- Kachari  chief of Mech or Mleccha .  

21. SALASTAMBHA Dynasty 518 AD – 900 AD Salastambha (or Mlechchha ) D ynasty : 13 th Rular : Balavarman II (745 AD) Jivaraja Digleswaravarman Salambha Harjjaravarman (815-832) Vanamalavarmadeva (832-855) Jayamala alias Virabahu (855-860) Balavarman III (860-880) Last rular : Tyagasimha (890-900)   References : Aphsada inscription of the later Gupta King Adityasen .

22. PRAGJYOTISHA Kingdom 800 AD BHUTIA Dynasty Bhutan : E arly history is steeped in mythology. Some of the structures provide evidence that the region has been settled as early as 2000 BC. According to a legend, around 700 BC, it was ruled by a Koch king SANGALDIP   but not much is known about him prior to the introduction of Tibetan Bhddism in the 800 AD. Reference : Fraser , Neil; Bhattacharya , Anima and Bhattacharya , Bimalendu (2001 ). Geography of Himalayan Kingdom: Bhutan. Concept Publishing. (ISBN 978-8170228875)..

23. PRAGJYOTISHA Kingdom 800 AD LEPCHA Dynasty in Sikkim : The Lepchas are considered to be the earliest inhabitants at East and Nothern parts of Sikkim after Kirata .The Limbus  and Magars  also lived in West and Southern parts alike Lepcha.The Buddhist saint Padmasambhava ( Guru Rinpoche ) is said to have passed through the land in the 8th century and Buddism had started from his period. Reference : “History of Guru Rinpoche” (2013) .Sikkim Ecclesiastical Affairs Department. Archived from the original  on 9 November 2013. KIRATESWAR Mahadev Hindu Temple

24. DIMASA or Cachari Kingdom 835 AD Capital : Dimapur , Maibong , Khaspur Mlechchha (or Salastambha) Dynasty: The Kacharis belonged to the Dimasa Bodo Kachari group and called themselves descendents of Ghatotkacha , the son of the Pandava Prince Bhima . They also appear to have had links to their cousins, the Mlechha  kings . They ruled from their capital at Hidimbapur ( Dimapur ). Area : This kingdom gave its name to the then Cachar of Kamrup (presently North Cachar hills, Cachar district, Dima hasao district and hailakandi district of Assam), 1 st rular : Virochona 835-885 2 nd rular : Vorahi 885-925 3 rd rular : Prasanto / Prasadao / Chakradwaj 1 st rular : Mahamanipha 10 th rular : Megha Narayan 1578-1583 12 th rular : Indrapratap Narayan 1601 1610 13 th rular : Nara Narayan 26 th rular ; Lakhmichandra Narayan 1772-1790 29 th rular : Chourajit Singh 1819-1823 31 st rular : Govindachandra Narayan 1824-1830

25. DIMASA or Cachari Kingdom (835-1830 AD) Capital : Dimapur

26. DIMASA or Cachari Kingdom Capital : Maibong Capital : Khaspur Capital : Maibong

27. References : The work of the pala dynasty of Kamarupa is reflected in the Madan Kamdev  sculpture. PALA Dynasty : Mlechchha or Salastambha Dynasty was ended with last rular Tyagasimha (890-900 AD). Brahma Pala   was founder of Pala Dynasty in Kamarupa kingdom. He married  Kula Devi of Salastambha Dynasty . But unlike the Palas of Bengal (who were Buddhist), the Palas of Kamarupa were HINDU. PALA Dynasty 900 AD – 1100 AD

28. PALA Dynasty 900 AD - 1100 AD Capital : Kamarupa Nagara (Guwahati) Pala dynasty : The  greatest  Pala kings was Dharmapala (1035–1060) had his capital at Kamarupanagara , now identified with North Guwahati. 1 st Rular : Brahma Pala 900-920 AD 2 nd Rular : Ratna Pala 920-960 AD 3 rd Rular : Indra Pala 960-990 AD 4 th Rular : Go Pala ( Gopalavarman ) 990-1015 AD 5 th Rular : Harsha pala 1015-1035 AD 6 th Rular : Dharma Pala 1035-1060 AD 7 th Rular : Jaya pala 1075-1100 AD Reference : The work of Pala dynasty of Kamarupa is reflected in the Madan Kamdev   sculpture at Baihata Chariali , Kamrup , Assam.

29. PALA Dynasty 900 AD - 1100 AD Capital : Kamarupa Nagara (near Guwahati) Pala dynasty : The  greatest  Pala king was Dharmapala (1035–1060 ), a Kshatriya came the western part of India, founded a kingdom. He is said to have brought a number of high-caste Hindus like Brahmanas from upper India to his new kingdom.  1 st Rular : Brahma Pala 900-920 AD 2 nd Rular : Ratna Pala 920-960 AD 3 rd Rular : Indra Pala 960-990 AD 4 th Rular : Go Pala ( Gopalavarman ) 990-1015 AD 5 th Rular : Harsha pala 1015-1035 AD 6 th Rular : Dharma Pala 1035-1060 AD 7 th Rular : Jaya pala 1075-1100 AD Reference : The work of Pala dynasty of Kamarupa is reflected in the Madan Kamdev   sculpture at Baihata Chariali , Kamrup , Assam.

30. SOMAPURA Mahavihara 1035 AD - 1060 AD It is the largest Buddhist Vihara in the Indian Subcontinent built by  Pala King Dharmapala ( 1035-1060 AD) of Kamarupa (presently in Naogaon District of Bangladesh ) .

31. CHUTIYA Kingdom 1187 AD Chutiya dynasty : It eas established after Pala dynasty. Birpal a Chutiya chieftain in 1187 AD established Chutia kingdom at Swarnagiri of Kamrup . The Chutia kingdom was one among other ethnic groups (Ahom, Dimasa , Koch, Jayantia , Kachari  etc .). It had emerged by the 1187 AD and had crystallised into rudimentary states by the 15th century . Capital : Swarnagiri Area : It controlled the Lakhimpur , Dhemaji , Tinsukia,Jorhat Dibrugrah , Tezpur ( Sonitpur ) districts of present Assam & Subansiri , Lohit , east Siang, lower Dibang districts of present Arunachal Pradesh.   1 st rular : Bir Pal or Gaya Pal or Koshiraja (1187 -1221). He was the founder of Chutiya dynasty

32. CHUTIYA Kingdom 1187 AD – 1572 AD Gouri Narayan (or Ratna Pal) was the 2 nd rular (1221 -1259). He called as Prabot-pati . He captured Brahmaputra Vally and defeated the then rular Bhadrasen . The 7 th rular of Chutiya Bir Narayan or Dharmaraj Pal (1502-1523) captured a vast area of Ahom Kingdom but in the period of his son Sadak Narayan and grand son Niti Pal (Last rular ), Ahom king attacked Chutiya kingdom and re-captured few the area of the kingdom. In the year of 1572 AD, the Ahom king Su- kam -fa (1552-1603) captured the whole Chutiya Kingdom.

33. PRAGJYOTISHA Kingdom after 1100 AD Capital : Majuli (World’s biggest Island) Ram Chandra was the last king of that generation. Ram Chandra, while performing a yajna , made an offering of his beautiful queen to the Brahmaputra. The pregnant queen, floating away from there. Her son was Arimatta who subsequently founded another kingdom.

34. PRAGJYOTISHA Kingdom after 1100 AD - 1365 AD Capital : Baidyagrah ( Rangia ) : Arimatta killed his own father Ram Chandra because his father did not recognised him as King. The ruins of his fort is still extant. Arimatta's name is also associated in a Nishi legend related to the Ita fort in present Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh. Arimatta made friendship with local king Phengua . Their recedance cum capital was Phenguagarh (14 km away from Vaidyagarh ). Phengua was ultimately defeated by  Arimatta’s son Ratna Singh. At that time Brahmanas were most powerful and they kicked up Ratna Sing from that Kingdom.  

35. KOCH Kingdom before 1200 AD Capital : Lakhauti ( Gour ) Kingdom : Gour Banga (Bengal and Bihar) A long time ago, this town was the capital of Hindu Kingdom called Lakhnauti befor 1200 AD. After 1200 , it was conquered by a Muslim named Bakhtiyar Khilji and fell under the Delhi Sultanate control.  It is believed that Shankaladev , a Koch tribe was a rular for few years and founded a Kingdom at Gour Banga after Pala Dynasty. He had been defeated by a powerfull King namely Kidar Brahman of North India.

36. INVASION of Persian after 1200 AD During the period of Shankaladev , Afrasiyab , a Persian king invaded there. Shankala Dev fought fiercely with 50,000 Mongoloid tribal soldiers but defeated. It was an another instance of Aryan penetration into Pragjyotisha . Firishta’s  history mentioned that Shankaladeb ( powerful Koch tribal king ) who conquered few parts of Banga and Bihar but soon after he inflicted a crushing defeat on Kidar Brahman , an equally powerful king of North India.

37. Capital : Kamtapur ( Nal Rajar Grah ) King : Niladhwaj (Neel Raja) It is also thought to be the capital of the ancient Kamtapur Kingdom situated at Chilapata forest of Alipurduar district. Later the capital of Kamatapur was shifted to Maynaguri and still later to Prithu Rajar Garh . This region also known as Pundrabardhan Bhukti . Among the earlier kings namely Sangaldip , Sindhu Raja , Sandhya , Niladhwaj ( Nal Raja) of Kamtapur totally outlined from recent history. KAMTAPUR Kingdom Before 1195 AD

38. NAL RAJAR GRAH ( Poundabhardhana Bhutki )

39. PRITHU   Raja ( Jalpeswara ) 1195 AD -1228 AD Capital : Bhittargrah (present Bangladesh) Khen Dynasty : Viswasundar Deb alies Prithu   ( Jalpeswara ) was a king of Kamta kingdom in West Kamarupa from 1195 - 1228 AD. The Khen was the first one which started ruling Kamrupa and ended in 1498 AD. Koch , Kachari , Chutia and Ahom were the other prominent Dynasties thereafter. Khen were possibly related to Kheng community of Bhutan. Their worshiped Kamateswari Devi ( Chandi or Bhabani ) which drew a lineage with Narakasura . Their forts have been found in Chilapata forest, Bhittargrah , Rangpur, Gossanimari . References : Tabakat-i-Nasiri (1260); Kantilla Barua (1932), “Stemming the tide of Muslim conquest in India”,  Journal of Assam Research Society. Zyma Islam November 01, 2019, in Daily Star news paper of Bangladesh.

40. Prithu Raja Garh 1200 AD Ruined 1700 AD

41. The old temple made by Raja Prithu ( Jalpeswas ) had ruined. Another Kamta king Biswa Singha was founded again in A.D. 1524. His son, Nara Narayan rebuilt the temple in A.D. 1563. Pran Narayan again rebuilt the temple in A.D. 1663 JALPESWAR MANDIR After 1200 AD, 1524 Ad, 1563 AD

42. TURK-Afghan Invasion in Kamta 1206 AD It is during the rule of the Khens that Mohammedans first invaded Kamarupa . In 1204 AD, Bakhtyar Khilji (a Subedar of Emperor  Mohammed Ghori in Bengal), attacked Kamta Kingdom when 1 st Khen King Prithu Raja ( 1204 – 1225 ) was in rule. King Prithu with his army along tribal community of Boro , Koch Rajbongshi , and Keot lauched a lethal charge towards khilji’s army. Raja Prithu who defeated Khilji in such a devastating manner that the Afghan never fought another battle in the Kamrupa .

43. INVASION of Muslim 1206 AD, 1226 & 1228 AD Prithu was noted for his military successes against the expansionism of Bengal sultan Bakhtiyar Khalji in 1206 AD, Ghiyasuddin Balbal (9 th sultan of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi) attacked him in 1226 AD utilizing Koch and Mech tribes of the Western Duars in his Kamta invasion. Prithu was killed in the battle with Nasir Uddin Mahamud in 1228 AD.

44. TAI-Ahom INVASION 1227 AD Frequent adventures of the Shan tribes (Tai-Ahom) from Southeast Asia who established and captured Northeast India. Yunnan (S.W. province of China) was the important place various tribes and non-Han communities. Among them, Tai tribes moved south and settled in Thailand and Laos. This place is the origin of Chao-lung Sukaphaa , a Prince of small Tai Kingdom of Mong Mao. He moved to Ahom Kamrupa via Burma , mixed up with the local tribes in that area and thus resulting communities came to be known as Tai- Ahoms .

45. BUDDHIST Tai-Ahom tribe Iinvasion before 1227 AD TAI -AHOM tribe Recent map Thai Kingdom Mong Mao

46. Ahom kingdom   1228 AD Capital: Charaideo , Garhgaon , Rangpur, Jorhat Ahom dynasty : The Ahom kingdom was established in 1228 when the first Ahom king Sukaphaa   ( a tai ethenic tribe of Northern Thailand ) came from Mong Mao  and entered the Brahmaputra valley , crossing the rugged Patkal mountain range   and reached Namruk on 2 December 1228. Area : South bank with the Burhidihing river in the north, the Dikhau river in the south and the Patkai mountains in the east . 1 st rular : Sukaphaa 1228-1268 7 th rular : Tyao Khamti 1380-1389   14 th rular : Suhungmung 1497-1539 15 th rular : Suklengmung 1539-1552 16 th rular : Sukhamphaa 1552-1603 20 th rular : Sutamla 1648 -1663 25 th rular : Gobar Roja 1675-1675 38 th rular : Purandar Singha 1818-1819 41 st rular : Purandar Singha 1833-1838

47. 1 st Capital of Ahom (1253 AD) : Charaideo   ( Che -Rai- Doi means shining city on the hills). It is now a district town of Assam. It was the first capital of the Ahom kingdom established by the first Ahom King Siu- Ka - Pha in 1253.

48. Capital of Ahom (1540 AD): Gargano was  the capital of the Ahom kingdom for many years. It was built by the Ahom king Suklenmung ( Gargoyan Roja ) in 1540. It lies 13 km east of present-day SIVASAGAR town.

49. Rangpur , one of the capitals of the Ahom Kingdom which was established by the Swargadeo Rudra Singha  in 1707 . It is now at SIBSAGAR town. Many historical monuments of the Ahom era, the Talatal Ghar and Rang Ghar are here. Capital of Ahom (1707 AD):

50. * Jorhat . Capital of Ahom: Jorhat (1794 AD) is presently a district town of Assam but once it was a part of the Chutiya Kingdom before the Ahom- Chutiya war. In 1794 the Ahom king Gourinath Singha  shifted the capital from Sibsagar (erstwhile Raqngpur , Bangladesh) to Jorhat.

51. Bigenning of KAMATA Kingdom 1250 AD Capital : Kamatapur 1 st Rular : Sandhya (1250-1270 AD) Kamarupa was reorganized as a new kingdom ' Kamata ' by name with Kamatapur as its capital . The exact time when the change was made is still unknown but historian believe that possibly it had been made by Kamta king Sandhya in 1250 AD -1270 AD. He lost control on the eastern regions beyond the Manas river ( Manah ) and shifted his capital from Pragjyotishpur (Guwahati) to kamtapur . Reference : Sarkar , J N (1992), " Chapter IV: Early Rulers of Koch Bihar ", in Barpujari , H. K. (ed.), The Comprehensive History of Assam. Assam Publication Board

52. * King SANDHYA shifted capital from Kamrupa Nagara to Kamatapur Kamrupa Kamtapur * Sankosh Manas river jaldhaka Teesta Torsa Brahmaputra Jamuna

53. Kamta Kingdom 1250 AD Capital : Kamrupa Nagara , Kamtapur Dynasty : Kamta 1 st King : Sandhya Rai ( Kamateswara ). After an attack from Malik Ikatiyaruddin Iuzbak in which Iuzbak , Sandhya shifted capital from Kamrupa Nagara to Kamatapur (Koch Behar) for safety and security his kingdom. Area : Barendra , Pundra-Kamta-Kamrup (comprising of whole of present North Bengal), some parts of Meghalaya, Western Assam, northern district of Bihar, Jhapa-Biratnagar region of eastern Nepal, Rajshahi division of Bangladesh, lower parts of Bhutan . 1 st rular : Sandhya Rai ( 1250-1270 ) 2 nd rular : Sindhu Rai ( 1270–1285 ) 3 rd rular : Rup Narayan (1285–1300) 4 th rular : Singhadhwaj (1300–1305)

54. MUSLIM Invasion in Ahom 1254 AD Malik Ikatiyaruddin Iuzbak (Governor of Bengal Sulatanate ) was unable to defeat King of Eastern Kamarupa Narasingha Deba for 4 years. In 1954 AD, he defeated local king Azmardan Raj ( present-day Azimganj Bihar) in North-east Bengal)  and managed to defeat other local kings.   In 1255, Yuzbak succeeded in repulsing Emperor Narasingha's forces Yuzbak commenced an expedition to the Ahom and Koch Hajo . There he faced by the battalion of Sandhya and killed by Sandhya in 1257.

55. AHOM Invasion in Kamata 1293 AD Sukhangpha (1293-1332), the fourth Ahom king, attacked the ruler of Kamata kingdom. The reason for the war is not given in the Ahom Buranji but It was brought to a close when the Kamata ruler sued for peace by offering a Princes namely Rajani , Sukhanpha declared war against Kamta .