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List of Rdjas of Cooch Behdr of the Seebo Bongso, or Siva Dynasty. 



1510. Bisso Singh— Founder of the dynasty, and said to be of divine origin; his 

 brother Seeso Singh Roycot, was the ancestor of the Bykuntpur r5jas. 



1553. Nornarain, son of Bisso Singh, whose younger brothers were Sookla- 

 dudge, Chillarai and Norsingh. The two first appear to have invaded 

 Assam, and the present rajas of Durrung Bijnee and Beltollah trace their de- 

 scent from Sookladudge ; from the third brother are descended the rajas 

 of Pun gah in Rungpur. 



1587. Lokhenarain, son of Nornarain.' 



Ifi2l. Beernarain, son of Lokhenarain. 



1626. Prannarain. son of Beernarain. 



1665. Mohudnarain, sou of Prannarain, died without issue. 



1630. Bustodebnarain, third brother of the preceding j he was put to death 

 by Jugoonarain NazirDeo, son of Gossine Moheenarain Nazir Deo, 

 on which Bhoje Deo and Jug Deo brought up a force from Bykuntpur, put 

 to flight the Nazir Deo, and set up Mohindernarain as laja. He died 

 without issue. 



1682. Mohindernarain, son of Mannarain, the son of Bissnonarain, se- 

 cond brother of Bustodebnarain. He dying without issue, Cooch Behdr 

 was again invaded by Bhoje Deo and Jug Deo, rajas of Bykuntpur, but were 

 defeated by Sontonarain, then the NazirDeo, a grandson of Gossine 

 Moheenarain, brother of raja Beernarain, who set up his first cousin 

 on the throne. 



1693. Roopnarain, son of Joggotnarain, the eldest son of Gossine Mohee- 

 narain. On his succession Cooch Behdr appears to have been divided into 

 three shares, between the Raja, the Nazir Deo, and the Nazir Deo's elder 

 brother, Suttnarain, who was created Dewan Deo. 



1714. Oopeendernarain, great-great-great grandson of Roopnarain, was set 

 up by Koghindernarain, Nazir Deo, his great uncle; but Deennarain 

 the son of the Dewan Deo, Suttnarain, attempted to seize the throne 

 with the assistance of some Mogul troops ; he was, however, defeated, and fled 

 to Rangpur. 



1763. Debindernarain, succeeded his father Oopeendernarain, and died with- 

 out issue. 



1765. Durgindernarain, son of Kurgnarain, Dewan Deo, brother of Oopeen- 

 dernarain, succeeded Durjindernarain, being carried off by the 

 Bhoteahs, the Nazir Deo, Koghindernarain, set up Durjindernarain's 

 brother, Rajindernarain. 



1769. Rajindernarain, was succeeded by Durjindernarain's son. 



1771. Hurrindernarain : the year after he ascended the throne, Koghinder- 

 narain the Nazir Deo called in the assistance of the British, with whom 

 he made a treaty in 1772, in consequence of the defeat of the Bhoteahs by the 

 British troops under Captain Jones, Dujindernarain was released and 

 again succeeded to the throne, on his son's death. 



J774. Durgindernarain : he was succeeded by his second son. 



1782. Hurrindernarain, the present raja who had seven sons, viz. Seebinder- 



NARAIN*, MEGINDERNARAINf, MOHINDERNARAIN^, BHOJINDERNA- 

 RAIN§, POOLINDERNARAIN, JAOGINDERNARAIN, NEEROINDERNARAIN. 



* Living. f Dead. ? X Dead. ? 



§ The raja wishes this son to be considered his successor, but he has not been 

 created Joub raja, (Yuv&rdja.J—F. J. J. F. 



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