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SOCIO-CULTURAL TRANSITION OF THE MUSLIMS IN COOCH BEHAR FROM THE REIGN OF THE KOCH KINGS TO MODERN AGE

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  • 1. Assistant Professor, Department of History, Alipurduar College (Government Sponsored), West Bengal

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Cooch Behar was one of the mighty kingdom in the political map of India. From the time immemorial Cooch Behar has been a part of Indian culture. The Cooch kingdom which was founded by Biswasingha in 1515 has become a district of West Bengal since 1st January 1950. The arrival of the Muslims in the Cooch Behar State took place in the beginning of the 13th century. The several Muslim invasions of the Mughal and Pathan rulers and the contribution of the Pirs and Fakirs had contributed in the spread of Islam in this region. A large section of indigenous Hindu population converted in Islam.  The Muslims are very close with the Hindu population. Without the difference of religious faiths there are various similarities in occupants, culture and tradition between the Hindus and Muslims in Cooch Behar. The Muslims are the son of the soil Cooch Behar. They are significantly segmented in to certain social groups of varied background. The Nashya Muslim may be mentioned in this regard. Economically the Muslims in Cooch Behar are in miserable condition. Their main source of income is cultivation. Poverty is the main reason for their educational backwardness. During the reign of the Koch rulers the Muslims were loyal subjects of the Koch kings .Since the merger of Cooch Behar with West Bengal most Muslims have been the supporters  of the ruling  Government.  

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