Narendra Narayan

Narendra Narayan (1841–1863) was the Maharaja of princely state of Koch Bihar, India, from 1847 to 1863.[1]

In the year 1845, he was adopted by his uncle, the Maharaja of Koch Bihar, Shivenra Narayan, when his own son died at an early age. Later, upon death of his father on 23 August 1847, he was installed to the throne of Koch Bihar, but was only granted full ruling powers in 1860 upon his attaining the age.[2][3][4]

He was the first ruler of Koch Bihar to have English education. He had two sons, namely Jatindra Narayan and Nripendra Narayan. While Nripendra Narayan went on to become the maharaja of Koch Bihar, Jatindra Narayan became the Raja of Chitranjan and Rupnarayanpur. He later took up the name J. Bose. His descendants, Salil Kumar Bose and Saibal Kumar Bose, are now considered the royal family of Koch Bihar, as they are the only descendants left of the Koch dynasty.[5]

[6] He is noted for having banned Sati practice in his state.[3]

He had founded Jenkins School in Koch Bihar in 1861, which is one of the oldest boys' school of West Bengal

He died on 6 August 1863 and was succeeded by his second son Nripendra Narayan.[3]

The Narendra Narayan Park, which a botanical garden in Koch Bihar town established in 1892 is named after him.[7]

Political offices
Preceded by Maharaja of Cooch Behar
1847-1863 		Succeeded by
  1. ^ Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900 by George Cuhaj, Thomas Michael - 2009 - Page 670,
  2. ^ Princely Coochbehar: a documentary study in letters, ...by Biśvanātha Dāsa, Subhendu Majumdar - 1990 - Page 23
  3. ^ a b c COOCH BEHAR (Princely State) Archived 8 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine, iinet.net.au]
  4. ^ Contested regionalism: a new look on the history, cultural change, and regionalism of North Bengal and Lower Assam by Rup Kumar Barman, 2007: pp: 50: s Shivendra Narayan had no issue, his adopted son Narendra Narayan was enthroned as the king of Cooch Behar in 1847 after his death. His first son was Jatindra Narayan who became the Raja of Chitranjan and Rupnarayanpur. He later took up the name J. Bose.His descendants, Salil Kumar Bose, Saibal Kumar Bose and his immediate family, are to be considered the royal family as they are some of the only descendants of the dynasty.
  5. ^ The history of Koch Bihar 1850-1990 by Dr. Harendra Prasad - Vijoya Publishers, 1995 pp:258-61
  6. ^ The Raj and the Princely State of Cooch Behar: A Study of Anglo-Cooch Behar Relations, 1772-1839 by Dr. Ratna Roy - Dipali Publishers, 2004 pp: 165-166
  7. ^ A Directory of Botanic Gardens and Parks in India by R. K. Chakraverty, D. P. Mukhopadhyay - 1990 - Page 31