The List of Dimasa Kachari Kings and Rulers - Kachari kingdom

 Dimasa kingdom (known as Kachari kingdom) was a powerful kingdom in medieval Assam that existed from the early 10th century (approximately) to the early 1830 century CE. The rulers of this kingdom were the Dimasa people who belonged to a part of the greater Kachari ethnic group. Remnants of this kingdom survived till the advent of the British Empire in India. The origin of the Kachari kingdom is shrouded in mystery and some believe that they were the descendants of the son of Bhima, Ghatotkacha. According to the legends, Kachari also took part in the Mahabharata war. Dimasa Kachari had left the Kamarupa kingdom in ancient times owing to political turmoil. While they were crossing the Brahmaputra River (known as Dilao in Dimasa), a few of their companions were swept away by the flow of the river and later came to be known as Dimasa etymologically translates to Son of the Big River.

The last capital of the Kachari kingdom, Khaspur.

In the 18th century, a divine Hindu origin was constructed for the rulers of the Kachari kingdom and it was named Hidimbi, a princess of the Dimasa. The Dimasa princess Hidimbi, wife of the Pandava Bhima and mother of great warrior Ghatotkacha in the Mahabharata.

The Kachari kingdom was extended along the southern bank of the Brahmaputra from the Dikhow River in the east to the Kolong River in the west including the Dhansiri valley during the 13th century. The exact date of establishment of Dimapur capital is not properly known. But according to Kachari tradition, the Muli bamboo flowers once every fifty years, and during the rule of the Kachari king at Dimapur, the said variety of bamboo flowers was nine times. This means that they ruled at Dimapur for 450 years. According to this calculation they had established Dimapur approximately in 1087 AD.

The list of Dimasa Kachari kings and rulers

SL.NO.	King Name	Reign (CE)	Capital
1	Bicharpatipha	Unknown	Dimapur
2	Vikramadityapha	Unknown	Dimapur
3	Mahamanipha	Unknown	Dimapur
4	Manipha	Unknown	Dimapur
5	Ladapha	Unknown	Dimapur
6	Khorapha	Unknown	Dimapur
7	Khunkhorapha	Unknown	Dimapur
8	Detsungpha	Unknown	Dimapur
9	Nirbhay Narayan	1540-1550	Maibang
10	Durlabh Narayan	1550-1576	Maibang
11	Megha Narayana	1576-1583	Maibang
12	Pratap Narayan	1583-1613	Maibang
13	Nar Narayan	1613-?	Maibang
14	Bhimdarpa Narayan	?-1637	Maibang
15	Indraballabh Narayan	1637-?	Maibang
16	Birdarpa Narayan	?-1681	Maibang
17	Garurdhwaj Narayan	Unknown	Maibang
18	Makardhwaj	Unknown	Maibang
19	Udayaditya	Unknown	Maibang
20	Tamradhwaj Narayan	1699-1708	Maibang
21	Queen Chandraprabha	Unknown	Maibang
22	Suradarpa	1730-?	Maibang
23	Harish Chandra Narayan	Unknown	Maibang
24	Kiri Chandra Narayan	1735-1745	Maibang
25	Gopi Chandra Narayan	1745-1757	Maibang
26	Harish Chandra II	1757-1772	Khaspur
27	Krishna Chandra Narayan	1772-1813	Khaspur
28	Govind Chandra Narayan Hasnu	1813-1830	Khaspur

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FAQs on the Dimasa dynasty

Q.1 Who was the last Kachari king?

Ans:- The last Kachari king was Govind Chandra Narayan Hasnu.

Q.2 Which is the last capital of the Kachari kingdom?

Ans:- The last capital of the Kachari kingdom, Khaspur.

Q.3 Which is the first capital of the Dimasa kingdom?

Ans:- The first capital of the Dimasa kingdom, Dimapur.

Q.4 Who was the first king of Dimapur?

Ans:- Bicharpatipha was the first king of Dimapur.