Rajpat (Kamtapur Fort)

Rajpat, also called Kamtapur Fort, is an archaeological site at Gosanimari in the Dinhata I block of Cooch Behar district and an ASI-listed monument of national importance. It began as a fortified settlement of the Kamarupa Pala period in the 10th–11th centuries. The Khen dynasty took over the Kamata kingdom in the mid-15th century, and under Nilambar, the last of its three kings, it reached across parts of present Bengal, Assam and Bangladesh. Gosanimari, its last capital, fell to Alauddin Husain Shah of Bengal in 1498.

A horseshoe-shaped earthen rampart some 22 km long enclosed the fort, open only on the Dharla River side; what remains is mostly some 30 feet tall and 35 feet across. There were seven gateways and a wide moat, with the palace at the centre, the spot now called Rajpat. Today it is a large mound scattered with broken masonry, and statues and other finds from the fort are set aside for visitors to see.