 Maharaja Rup Narayan, on the advice of an unknown saint, transferred the capital from Attharokotha to Guriahati (now called Cooch Behar town) on the banks of the Torsa river between 1693 and 1714.After this, the capital was always in or near its present location.In 1661 CE, Maharaja Pran Narayan planned to expand his kingdom.