Cooch Behar State

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Cooch Behar State

Name

Cooch Behar State

Nomenclature and Geography

Category: Historical

Summary

Cooch Behar was a prominent princely state in India during the British colonial era. It emerged following the fragmentation of the Kamata Kingdom in the late sixteenth century. The territory is located south of the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.

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