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Jagaddipendra Narayan

1915–1970 · 20th century

Jagaddipendra Narayan was the last ruling Maharaja of Cooch Behar, succeeding as a child in 1922 and ruling in his own right from 1936. A noted sportsman, he served in the Second World War. In August 1949 he signed the agreement merging Cooch Behar with India, and it became a district of West Bengal in 1950.

Jagaddipendra Narayan
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Cooch Behar State

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