KOCH  , a tribe of See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-eastern See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India, which has given its name to the See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state of Kuch See also:

• BEHAR, or BIHAR

Behar (q.v.) . They are probably of Mongolian stock, akin to the Mech, Kachari, Garo and See also:

• TIPPERA (Tripura)

Tippera tribes, and originally spoke, like these, a See also:

• LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language of the See also:

• BODO

Bodo See also:

• GROUP

group . But since one of their chiefs established a powerful See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom at Kuch Behar in the 16th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century they have gradually become Hinduized, and now adopt the name of Rajbansi ( = " of royal See also:

• BLOOD

blood ") . In 1901 the number in Eastern See also:

• BENGAL
• BENGAL, BAY OF

Bengal and See also:

• ASSAM

Assam was returned at nearly 22 millions .