Kamrupa

Kamrupa कामरूप (Hindi)
State
State of Kamrupa कामरूप राज्य
Other transcription(s)
• Assamese	কামৰূপ
• Bengali	কামরূপ
Flag
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	Reshmi Hazarika
• Chief Minister	Pallavi Rai
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 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.