Nara Narayan

For the Hindu deities, the twin avatar of Vishnu, see Nara-Narayana.

Nara Narayan
Naranaryan seating on the throne, from the manuscript painting of Darrang Raj Vamsavali c.18th century
Reign1554–1587
PredecessorBiswa Singha
SuccessorLakshminarayan
DynastyKoch dynasty
FatherBiswa Singha

Naranarayan (r.  1554–1587) was the last ruler of the undivided Koch dynasty of the Kamata Kingdom. He succeeded his father, Biswa Singha. Under him the Koch kingdom reached its cultural and political zenith. Under his rule, and under the military command of his brother Chilarai, he was able to subjugate the entire Brahmaputra Valley, including the Ahom kingdom; besides the Kachari, Tripura kingdoms, as well as the Khyrem, Jaintia and others. This influence was halted when he faced Suleman Karranni, the Sultan of Bengal.

He introduced a silver coin, called the Narayani, that greatly influenced the numismatics of Assam.

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