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Narendra Narayan (1841 - 1863) was the Maharaja of princely state of Koch Bihar India from 1847 to 1863.〔Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900 by George Cuhaj, Thomas Michael - 2009 - Page 670,〕 In the year 1945, he was adopted by his uncle, the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, Shivenra Narayan, when his own son died at an early age. Later upon death of his father on 23 August 1847, he was installed to the throne of Cooch Behar but was granted full ruling powers on in 1860 upon his attaining the age.〔Princely Coochbehar: a documentary study in letters, ...by Biśvanātha Dāsa, Subhendu Majumdar - 1990 - Page 23〕〔(COOCH BEHAR (Princely State) ), iinet.net.au]〕〔Contested regionalism: a new look on the history, cultural change, and regionalism of North Bengal and Lower Assam by Rup Kumar Barman, 2007: pp: 50: s Shivendra Narayan had no issue, his adopted son Narendra Narayan was enthroned as the king of Cooch Behar in 1847 after his death.〕 He was the first ruler of Cooch Behar to have English education〔The Raj and the Princely State of Cooch Behar: A Study of Anglo-Cooch Behar Relations, 1772-1839 by Dr. Ratna Roy - Dipali Publishers, 2004 pp: 165-166〕 He is noted for having banned Sati practice in his state.〔 He had founded Jenkins School in Cooch Behar in 1861, which is one of the oldest boys' school of West Bengal He died on 6 August 1863 and was succeeded by his second son Nripendra Narayan.〔 The Narendra Narayan Park, which a botanical garden in Cooch Behar town established in 1892 is named after him.〔A Directory of Botanic Gardens and Parks in India by R. K. Chakraverty, D. P. Mukhopadhyay - 1990 - Page 31〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Narendra Narayan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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