and Bharali rivers, and called it Darrang. Balinarayan's descendants continued to rule the region as a tributary to the Ahom kingdom till it was annexed by the British in 1826. Balinarayan (brother of Parikshit Narayan) Mahendra Narayan Chandra Narayan Surya Narayan Rulers of Beltola Gaj Narayan Dev (brother of Parikshit Narayan, ruler of Koch Hajo, brother of Balinarayan, first Koch ruler of Darrang). Shivendra Narayan Dev (Son of Gaj Narayan) Gandharva Narayan Dev (Son of Shivendra Narayan) Uttam Narayan Dev (Son of Gandharva Narayan Dev) Dhwaja Narayan Dev (Son of Uttam Narayan Dev) Jay Narayan Dev (Son of Dhwaja Narayan Dev) Lambodar Narayan Dev (Son of Jay Narayan Dev) Lokpal Narayan Dev (Son of Lambodar Narayan Dev) Amrit Narayan Dev (Son of Lokpal Narayan Dev) Chandra Narayan Dev (Son of Lokpal Narayan Dev) (died 1910 CE) Rajendra Narayan Dev (Son of Chandra Narayan Dev) (died 1937 CE) Lakshmipriya Devi (wife of Rajendra Narayan Dev) (reign:1937-1947 CE died: 1991 CE) Rulers of Bijni The Bijni rulers reigned between the Sankosh and the Manas rivers, the region immediately to the east of Koch Bihar. Chandra Narayan (son of Parikshit Narayan) Joy Narayan Shiv Narayan Bijoy Narayan Mukunda Narayan Haridev Narayan Balit Narayan Indra Narayan Amrit Narayan Kumud Narayan Jogendra Narayan Bhairabendra Narayan Rulers of Khaspur The Barak valley was obtained by Chilarai in 1562 from the Twipra kingdom during his expedition when he subjugated most of the major rulers in Northeast India and established the Khaspur state with a garrison at Brahmapur, that eventually came to be called Khaspur (Brahmapur→Kochpur→Khaspur). The Koch rule began with the appointment of Kamal Narayan (step-brother of Chilarai and Naranarayan) as the Dewan a couple of years after the establishment of the garrison. Kamalnarayan established eighteen clans of Koch families that took hereditary roles in the state of Khaspur and who came to be known as Dheyans (after Dewan). The independent rule of the Khaspur rulers ended in 1745 when it merged with the Kachari kingdom. The rulers of the Koch kingdom at Khaspur were: Kamal Narayan (Gohain Kamal, son of Biswa Singha, governor of Khaspur) Udita Narayan (declared independence of Khaspur in 1590) Vijay Narayana Dhir Narayana Mahendra Narayana Ranjit Nara Singha Bhim Singha (his only issue, daughter Kanchani, married a prince of Kachari kingdom, and Khaspur merged with the Kachari kingdom.) See also Koch (caste) Rajbongshi people Gallery Notes References Kingdoms of Assam History of