Koch Rajbangshis

Context: The Home Minister is set to address Koch Rajbangshis community in poll-bound Assam

Concept:

It is a community that traces its roots to the Kamata kingdom, which comprised parts of Assam, West Bengal and adjoining territories.
In Medieval period ruled their territory of Kamatapur, which comprised a large part of Bangladesh, West Bengal, Bihar and India’s north-east.
Koch Rajbongshis are found in Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal and Bihar, and in Bangladesh, Nepal and some parts of Bhutan.
They are mainly found in Cooch Bihar (a princely state pre-independence which became part of West Bengal post-1947).