 The Jaintia king Jaso Manik (1606–1641) had married Lakshmi Narayana, the daughter of the Hindu Koch king Nara Narayana.It is believed that it was Lakshmi Narayana who had influenced the Jaintia Royalty to embrace Hinduism.King Dhan Manik had made Nartiang the summer capital of the Jaintia Kingdom about 600 years ago.