Kamrup region

Kamrup is a cultural and historical region of Western Assam in northeastern India, lying between the Manas River on the west and the Barnadi River on the east. Its extent matches that of the colonial and post-colonial undivided Kamrup district, which was later split into several smaller districts. The area served as the core of the ancient Kamarupa kingdom, whose Varman and Pala dynasties had their capitals here, and Guwahati, the political centre of present-day Assam, stands within it. Its name descends from Kamarupa, which a legend in the Kalika Purana links to the god Kamadeva regaining his form. Over the centuries the region passed through Koch, Mughal, Ahom, Burmese and British rule, and it is still defined by its distinctive Kamrupi cultural heritage.