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==History==
==History==
In memoriam of Kamta-Koch Behar, the Kamtapur statehood movement began in the last leg of the twentieth century. Since its beginning, the statehood movement has been led by Kamtapur People’s Party under the leadership of Atul Roy and Nikhil Roy. The Kamtapur statehood movement is intermittently going on still.
From 650 to 1498 CE,<ref>Sailen Debnath, The Dooars in Historical Transition, ISBN 9788186860441, N.L. Publishers</ref> Kamatapur (কামতাপুৰ) was a [[Hindu]] kingdom in eastern India. The medieval Kamatapur or [[Kamata kingdom]] flourished before the emergence of the [[Koch dynasty|Koch]] kingdom under the leadership of [[Biswa Singha of Kamata|Viswa Singha]]. Kamatapur emerged as a sovereign state right from the middle of the seventh century and it continued through ups and downs till the year 1498 when its last capital at Gosaninari was devastated by the invading army of [[Alauddin Husain Shah]] of Bengal.<ref>{{cite book|last=Barma|first=S.|title=Socio-Political Movements In North Bengal (A Sub-Himalayan Tract)|year=2007|publisher=Global Vision|isbn=978-8182202177|page=3}}</ref> The ancient kingdom of Kamatapur was located in the western [[Brahmaputra Valley]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Nath|first=D.|title=History of the Koch Kingdom, C. 1515-1615|year=1989|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-8170991090|page=1}}</ref> Most probably, Nalrajar Garh<ref>Sailen Debnath, The Dooars in Historical Transition, ISBN 9788186860441, N.L. Publishers</ref> in Chilapata forest was the earliest capital of Kamatapur and subsequently through a long course of changes and developments the capital was shifted to Maynaguri and then to Prithu Rajar Garh,<ref>Sailen Debnath, The Dooars in Historical Transition, ISBN 9788186860441, N.L. Publishers</ref> and before its final shifting to Gosanimari, an ancient river port-town since the seventh century, for some time, the capital was at Singijani. After the destruction of the kingdom of Kamatapur by Alauddin Husain Shah of Gaur, there emerged the Koch kingdom with its capital at Hingulavas in the [[Dooars]].

Nilambar was the last ruler of Kamatapur. He was defeated by [[Alauddin Husain Shah]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 08:19, 28 October 2013

Kamtapur is the name of a state proposed in north West Bengal and Assam by the Rajbongshi people. The proposed state comprises some districts of West Bengal and other contiguous districts of Assam. This statehood demand is mostly led by Kamtapur People's Party.[1]

History

In memoriam of Kamta-Koch Behar, the Kamtapur statehood movement began in the last leg of the twentieth century. Since its beginning, the statehood movement has been led by Kamtapur People’s Party under the leadership of Atul Roy and Nikhil Roy. The Kamtapur statehood movement is intermittently going on still.

References

  1. ^ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101014/jsp/siliguri/story_13055491.jsp Factions Merge for Kamtapur Fight

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