Kachari Kingdom
| Dimasa Kingdom, Dimasa-Kachari Kingdom | ||||||||||
| দিমাচা কছাৰী ৰাজ্য | ||||||||||
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| Capital | Dimapur, Maibang, Khaspur, Haritikar | |||||||||
| Government | Tribal Monarchy | |||||||||
| Historical era | Classical India | |||||||||
| • | Established | 10th century | ||||||||
| • | Annexed to British India | 1854 | ||||||||
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The Dimasa Kachari Kingdom (Assamese language : দিমাচা কছাৰী ৰাজ্য) (Pron: kəˈʧɑ:rɪ) was a powerful kingdom on the Indian subcontinent, located in the region of Assam, India. The rulers belonged to the Dimasa people, The Kachari kingdom and others (Kamata, Sutiya), led by chieftains of indigenous tribes, developed in the wake of the Kamarupa kingdom, were examples of indigenous state formations in Medieval Assam. Remnant of the Kachari kingdom existed till the advent of the British, and this kingdom gave its name to two present districts in Assam: Cachar and North Cachar Hills.
The origin of the Kachari Kingdom is not clear. According to tradition, the Kacharis Dimasas had to leave the Kamarupa Kingdom in the ancient period due to political turmoil. As there came a time to cross the mighty Brahmaputra or Dilou in Dimasa many Kacharis could not cross this river and stayed back in an around the northern bank of the river. This group were later called the Bodo's,but whosoever could cross the mighty river were named the sons of the great river the Dimasas meaning sons of river. The kachari ghat on the river bank of Brahmaputra holds proof to this day. The Dhansiri river. Dimasa had a tradition of worshiping Kechai Khaiti, the goddess in Sadiya. According to a legend constructed at the time the royal family was Hinduized at Maibong, the royal family descends from Ghatotkacha, the son of Bhima of the Mahabharata fame, and Hidimbi a princess of the Dimasa people.
Kachomari, situated on the bank of river Daiyang of Golaghat district in Assam, is likely the first capital of the Kachari kingdom before Dimapur.
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