Kamrupa
Kamrupa
कामरूप (Hindi) | |
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State of Kamrupa कामरूप राज्य | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Assamese | কামৰূপ |
• Bengali | কামরূপ |
Anthem: O! Hamare Mahan Shashak ओ! हमारे महान शासक O! Our Great Ruler | |
Sovereign state | Vishwamitra |
Special Administration Region | 4 March 2019 |
Statehood granted | 15 June 2019 |
Union Territory of Kamrupa | 1 January 2020 |
Statehood granted and monarchy established | 8 June 2020 |
Capital (and largest city) | Dadara |
Government | |
• Type | Executive constitutional monarchy |
• Rajpramukh | Anirban Phatowali |
• Governor | Chandan Das (NPC) |
Demonyms | Kamrupan, Kamrupi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
• Summer (DST) | not observed |
ISO 3166 code | VH-KM |
• Known as Special Administrative Region of Dadara and Kamrupa until 15 June 2019 • Known as Kamrup Pradesh until 31 December 2019 |
Kamrupa is one of the six royal provinces of the State of Vishwamitra. It is geographically located towards of the north of the Vishwamitran territory and is the second smallest province in terms of territory. It is an absolute monarchy with the Rajpramukh being the absolute monarch of the province. The Rajpramukh serves as both the head of state and government of the province.
The capital city of the province of Kamrupa is Dadara which is administered under a Governor's Council with the governor being an appointed representative of the Rajpramukh for the administration of the capital.
History
Kamrupa was formed as a special administrative territory by then President Varuna Sriraya on 6 February 2019 under the name of the Special Administrative Territory of Dadara and Kamrupa when the two separate territories were merged under the same entity. Under the presidential decree, the president as the head of state of the nation was entitled to act as the Sovereign of Dadara and Kamrupa, whereas the actual administration was bestowed on an administrator who discharged the duties as the principal representative of the head of state. Ankurjyoti Thakuria was appointed as the first administrator following the formation of the territory in February 2019. Arnab Sil was appointed as the first high commissioner to the territory.