
(i) Goalpara (ii) Dhubri (iii) Kokrajhar (iv) Bongaigaon and (v) Chirang.
Hitherto referred, Bijni Kingdom was first establishment by Koch Rajbongshi
King Maharaj Bijit Narayan alias Chandra Narayan in 1671 comprising the
area of undivided Goalpara district. Maharaj Chandra Narayan was the
son of Parikshit Narayan who was the grandson of Yuvaraj Sukladhwaj
alias Prince Chilarai, the world hero (1510-1571 AD). He was the younger
brother of Maharaj Naranarayan, the great emperor of Kamrup Rajya alias
Kamata Empire alias Koch Empire of 16th century. The first capital of
Bijni Kingdom was at modern "Bijni" town from 1671 to 1864 and
thereafter shifted to Dumuria (now known as Dalan Bhanga) due to attack
by Jhawlia Mech - a local chief under Bhutan Kingdom. The big and
dreaded earthquake occurred at 5 PM, on 12 June/1897 badly damaged the
royal palaces of Dumuriya caused the shifting of the Capital temporarily
to Jogighopa and thereafter permanently shifted to Deohati forest area
now known as Abhayapuri named after Rani Abhayeswari in 1901, which
continued up to 1956 when Govt. of India took over this Rajbongshi
Kingdom. At present Bongaigaon district is having three Civil
Sub-Divisions, namely (1) Bongaigaon with Hd. Qr. at Bongaigaon (2)
North Salmara with Hd. Qr. at Abhayapuri town and (3) Bijni with Hd. Qr.
at Bijni town.90% area of Bongaigaon district belonged to erstwhile
Bijni Kingdom and 10% area from Sidli Kingdom and it is ruled by
KochRajbongshi Kings, Raja Bhairabendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur and Raja
Ajit Narayan Dev were the last kings of Bijni and Sidli Kingdoms
respectively.Joy Narayan, Shiv Narayan, Bijoy Narayan, Mukunda Narayan,
Haridev Narayan,Indra Narayan,Amrit Narayan. Kumud Narayan and Rani
Abhayeswari were the Kings and queen in between the founder king Chandra
Narayan and the last king Bhairabendra Narayan of Bijni Kingdom.
Sources:wikipedia
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