65:
135:
237:
24:
527:, etc. have their title of 'Kamteshwar'. The state of Cooch behar have been stated in various book, in different times as 'Bihar' or 'Behar' or 'Nijo Behar'. Even in the Cooch Behar Royal Government's letters, Notices, records, deeds, etc. we can see these names. But there are many theories or stories behind the naming of
681:
The name Cooch Behar is a compound of two words: Cooch and Behar. Cooch is a corrupted form of Coch or Koch, the name of an ethnic group of people inhabiting largely in vast tract of land to the north-east of Bengal. Behar or more properly Vihara denotes abode or sport. Cooch Behar means, therefore,
503:
In the 'Bishwakosh' (Bengali for
Encyclopedia) written by Nagendra Nath Bose, he stated that in the beginning the state of Cooch Behar was first stated as 'Bihar'. Later to distinguish between
94:
611:
The debate behind the names has still not stopped. Officially and non-officially in both
Bengali and English various names are used. To stop these spelling doubts
599:
spellings were used such as: Cooch-Bihar, Coss-Beyhar, Kuch Behar, Kutch-Behar, Cooch-Behaar, Cooch-Behar, Kooch-Behar, Koch-Bihar, Koch Vihar, Koosh-Beyhar, etc.
629:
His
Highness the Maharaja Bhup Bahadur having signified his approval of the use of the spelling 'Cooch Behar', all other spelling of the word should be dropped.
152:
37:
579:
In the Tantra Books the name of Cooch Behar is 'Kochbadhupur'. It is told that this area is a favourite area of
Mahadev to roam about or bihar.
261:
of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be
313:
199:
285:
171:
728:
500:'s map there is a place mentioned as 'Ragiawerra Cosbhaar'. In one of the description by a Dutch Sailor we found the name 'Kosbia'.
350:
332:
218:
116:
51:
292:
258:
178:
723:
718:
374:
647:
156:
464:. In the beginning of the 16th century, this state emerged as a powerful kingdom. In the beginning this state was known as
299:
185:
43:
254:
270:
77:
564:
From the
Bengali word 'sankoch' or fear to koch. To bring out the fearing condition of the Khatriyas from Parashuram.
281:
167:
87:
81:
73:
592:
573:
The
Buddhist monasteries are called 'Bihar'. It is estimation that there was an influence of Buddhism in the area.
145:
98:
612:
683:
570:
From 'Kochk' to 'Kock'. In
Dhruvananda Mishra's Kulkarika, the residents of 'Kochok' have been named 'Koch'..
567:
Many people say that due to the situation on the bank of the
Sankosh River it had turn from 'kosh' to 'koch'.
247:
511:
the name of the state was changed to Koch Bihar, but this theory have some doubts as well. The kings of
266:
306:
192:
733:
493:
367:
497:
262:
481:
469:
524:
643:
465:
461:
485:
473:
603:
596:
615:
on 13 April 1896. published a notice in the Cooch Behar
Gazette. The Notice was as below:
712:
646:
Tickets and the sign board displays the name 'Koch Bihar' which is now maintained by
504:
449:
520:
516:
512:
425:
639:
554:
528:
457:
394:
378:
134:
433:
489:
496:
have stated the name 'Coch' and the capital as 'Biar'. In the 17th century
558:
540:
The word Cooch Behar means the area where Koch people move about or stay.
477:
420:
437:
403:
544:
508:
429:
371:
484:
we also discover the name of Kamrup. In 1586 British businessman
253:
Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing
452:
made up the Koch state. The state of Kamrup was made up of four
582:
According to Buknan the name may have come from the Kush grass.
543:
The word may have been given for the area where
Kochkumari and
230:
128:
58:
17:
550:
To distinguish from the Mughal occupied province of 'Bihar'.
553:
From the Bengali word 'Krore' to 'Koch'. In the fear of
576:
Many Kings of Koch Bihar have been named 'Bihareshwar'.
669:
Itikathai Cooch Behar (A brief history of Cooch Behar)
476:
we found the name of 'Kamrup'. In the travel logs of
366:
is the district headquarters and the largest town of
561:
took shelter in the 'Krore' or 'Koch' of Bhagabati.
159:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
86:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
642:and in Bengali āĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ° is used. But still the
688:. GOVERNMENT PRINTING, WEST BENGAL, 1961, p.20
608:āĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°, āĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°, āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°, āĻā§āĻāĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°, etc.
8:
671:. Kolkata: Anima Prakashani. pp. 11â12.
52:Learn how and when to remove these messages
682:the abode or land of the Koches. Ray, B..
627:Notice by the superintendent of the State
351:Learn how and when to remove this message
333:Learn how and when to remove this message
219:Learn how and when to remove this message
117:Learn how and when to remove this message
587:The history of the official present name
448:In the olden days a greater part of the
659:
632:D.R. Lyall Superintendent of the State
7:
157:adding citations to reliable sources
638:Nowadays only the English spelling
492:we also found the name of 'Koch'.
468:, Lohitya, Kamrup, Kamta, etc. In
14:
488:have stated the name 'Couch'. In
33:This article has multiple issues.
667:Pal, Dr. Nripendra Nath (2000).
235:
133:
63:
22:
389:, a corrupted form of the word
246:may not meet Knowledge (XXG)'s
144:needs additional citations for
41:or discuss these issues on the
648:Archaeological Survey of India
1:
248:general notability guideline
750:
385:is derived from two wordsâ
282:"Etymology of Cooch Behar"
255:reliable secondary sources
244:The topic of this article
168:"Etymology of Cooch Behar"
613:Maharaja Nipendra Narayan
729:Names of places in India
705:by Dr. Nripendranath Pal
432:, some parts of present
72:This article includes a
685:CENSUS 1961 WEST BENGAL
101:more precise citations.
724:Place name etymologies
719:History of Cooch Behar
636:
618:
606:names are as follows:
507:occupied province of
397:tribes, and the word
622:Page 28, Part I 1896
424:comprises the total
368:Cooch Behar district
153:improve this article
703:Itikathai Kochbihar
620:Cooch Behar Gazette
444:Historical evidence
411:, Koch Behar means
644:Cooch Behar Palace
593:East India Company
413:land of the Koches
393:, the name of the
250:
74:list of references
436:and few parts of
428:maximum parts of
361:
360:
353:
343:
342:
335:
317:
245:
229:
228:
221:
203:
127:
126:
119:
56:
741:
689:
679:
673:
672:
664:
591:In the times of
401:is derived from
356:
349:
338:
331:
327:
324:
318:
316:
275:
239:
238:
231:
224:
217:
213:
210:
204:
202:
161:
137:
129:
122:
115:
111:
108:
102:
97:this article by
88:inline citations
67:
66:
59:
48:
26:
25:
18:
749:
748:
744:
743:
742:
740:
739:
738:
709:
708:
701:Translation of
698:
693:
692:
680:
676:
666:
665:
661:
656:
633:
631:
630:
628:
626:
625:
623:
621:
616:
607:
589:
537:
535:Possible causes
494:Stephen Casilla
446:
418:The Historical
357:
346:
345:
344:
339:
328:
322:
319:
276:
274:
252:
240:
236:
225:
214:
208:
205:
162:
160:
150:
138:
123:
112:
106:
103:
92:
78:related reading
68:
64:
27:
23:
12:
11:
5:
747:
745:
737:
736:
731:
726:
721:
711:
710:
707:
706:
697:
694:
691:
690:
674:
658:
657:
655:
652:
595:the following
588:
585:
584:
583:
580:
577:
574:
571:
568:
565:
562:
551:
548:
541:
536:
533:
498:Von Dan Brooke
460:was a part of
456:. Out of that
445:
442:
359:
358:
341:
340:
243:
241:
234:
227:
226:
141:
139:
132:
125:
124:
82:external links
71:
69:
62:
57:
31:
30:
28:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
746:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
716:
714:
704:
700:
699:
695:
687:
686:
678:
675:
670:
663:
660:
653:
651:
649:
645:
641:
635:
634:Cooch Behar.
624:Dt. 13.4.1896
617:
614:
609:
605:
600:
598:
594:
586:
581:
578:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
560:
556:
552:
549:
546:
542:
539:
538:
534:
532:
530:
526:
522:
518:
514:
510:
506:
501:
499:
495:
491:
487:
483:
482:Harischaritra
479:
475:
471:
470:Bhaskar Verma
467:
463:
459:
455:
451:
443:
441:
439:
435:
431:
427:
423:
422:
416:
414:
410:
406:
405:
400:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
373:
369:
365:
355:
352:
337:
334:
326:
315:
312:
308:
305:
301:
298:
294:
291:
287:
284: â
283:
279:
278:Find sources:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
249:
242:
233:
232:
223:
220:
212:
201:
198:
194:
191:
187:
184:
180:
177:
173:
170: â
169:
165:
164:Find sources:
158:
154:
148:
147:
142:This article
140:
136:
131:
130:
121:
118:
110:
100:
96:
90:
89:
83:
79:
75:
70:
61:
60:
55:
53:
46:
45:
40:
39:
34:
29:
20:
19:
16:
702:
684:
677:
668:
662:
637:
619:
610:
601:
590:
547:moved about.
525:Pran Narayan
521:Nara Narayan
517:Biswa Singha
513:Koch dynasty
502:
453:
447:
426:North Bengal
419:
417:
412:
408:
402:
398:
390:
386:
382:
363:
362:
347:
329:
320:
310:
303:
296:
289:
277:
215:
206:
196:
189:
182:
175:
163:
151:Please help
146:verification
143:
113:
104:
93:Please help
85:
49:
42:
36:
35:Please help
32:
15:
734:Cooch Behar
640:Cooch Behar
529:Cooch Behar
466:Pragjyotish
462:Ratna Pitha
458:Cooch Behar
383:Cooch Behar
381:. The name
379:West Bengal
364:Cooch Behar
259:independent
99:introducing
713:Categories
654:References
486:Ralph Fich
434:Bangladesh
293:newspapers
267:redirected
179:newspapers
38:improve it
559:Khatriyas
555:Parshuram
490:Akbarnama
474:Tamralipi
323:July 2022
257:that are
209:July 2022
107:July 2022
44:talk page
515:such as
478:Xuanzang
421:Kamtapur
407:meaning
696:Sources
604:Bengali
597:English
545:Mahadev
370:in the
307:scholar
271:deleted
193:scholar
95:improve
505:Mughal
454:Pithas
450:Kamrup
438:Bhutan
404:vihara
372:Indian
309:
302:
295:
288:
280:
263:merged
195:
188:
181:
174:
166:
509:Bihar
430:Assam
399:behar
387:Cooch
375:state
314:JSTOR
300:books
269:, or
200:JSTOR
186:books
80:, or
602:The
557:the
480:and
409:land
395:Koch
391:Koch
286:news
172:news
472:'s
377:of
155:by
715::
650:.
531:.
523:,
519:,
440:.
415:.
265:,
84:,
76:,
47:.
354:)
348:(
336:)
330:(
325:)
321:(
311:¡
304:¡
297:¡
290:¡
273:.
251:.
222:)
216:(
211:)
207:(
197:¡
190:¡
183:¡
176:¡
149:.
120:)
114:(
109:)
105:(
91:.
54:)
50:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
