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About Abhayāpuri
Abhayapuri (IPA: /ɔ.bʱɔ.ja.pu.ɹi/ or alternatively /ə.bʱə.jaː.pu.ɾiː/) is a town in the Bongaigaon district and 21 km away from Bongaigaon town. It is the headquarters of the North Salmara sub-division. It is surrounded by natural forests and hills, and is located on National Highway 31, about 200 km west of Guwahati. Its nearest airport is at Azara, Guwahati and Rupsi and its nearest railway station is Abhayapuri Railway Station.
From the Wikipedia article Abhayapuri (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Abhayapuri was the third capital (after 1897) of the Bijni kingdom that was established by king Bijit Narayan alias Chandra Narayan in 1671. Bijit Narayan was the son of Parikshit Narayan who was the grandson of Sukladhwaj alias Chilarai, the Koch general and the younger brother of Nara Narayan, the ruler of Koch dynasty of Kamata Kingdom in the 16th century.
The first capital of Bijni kingdom was located at modern Bijni town (1671–1864), but it was later shifted to Dumuria (now known as Dalan Bhanga) when attacked by Jhawlia Mech and (a local chief under Bhutan Kingdom). The Assam earthquake of 1897 disfigured the royal palaces of Dumuria which led to the Queen Abhayeswari Devi (the widow and second queen of Raja Kumud Narayan Bhup Bahadur) who was the then ruler of Bijni to shift the capital to the Deohati forest area which was later renamed as Abhayapuri after Devi Abhoyamata, the family deity of the ruling dynasty. In 1956, during the rule of Raja Bhairabendra Narayan, the kingdom officially joined the Union of India.
From the History section of Abhayapuri on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Rupsi Airport (RUP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 80 km away.
- Chalantapara Pt IV 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Jogīghopa 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Goālpāra 17 km south, about 17 min by car
- Bijni 19 km north, about 19 min by car
- Bhalukdubi 20 km south, about 20 min by car
- Gobindapur 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Bongaigaon 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- New Bongaigaon Railway Colony 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Chāpar 25 km west, about 25 min by car
- Chatibor Gaon 27 km northwest, about 27 min by car
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