ABHAYAPURI

About Abhayapuri

Abhayapuri is a small town in Bongaigaon district in the Indian state of Assam. Surrounded by natural forests and hills, it is located on the National Highway 31, about 200km west of Guwahati. Nearest airport is at Guwahati. Abhayapuri Railway Station is managed by the North East Frontier Railways. Abhayapuri was the capital of the ancient Bijni Kingdom established by the king, Raja Bijit Narayan alias Chandra Narayan in 1671. Bijit Narayan was the son of Parikshit Narayan who was the grandson of Yuvaraj Sukladhwaj alias Chilarai, a famed Koch general and the younger brother of Moharaj Nara Narayan, the great emperor of Kamata Kingdom in the 16 th century. The first capital of Bijni Kingdom was at modern Bijni town (16711864) but later the capital was shifted to Dumuria (now known as Dalan Bhanga) due to attack by Jhawlia Mech and (a local chief under Bhutan Kingdom). A dreaded earthquake occurred at 5 PM, in 12 th June/1897 (1897 Assam earthquake) badly damaging the royal palaces...