The Palace of Cooch Behar. The Victor Jubilee Palace, commonly known as Cooch Behar Palace, is a landmark in Cooch Behar City, West Bengal. During the reign of Maharaja Nripendra Narayan of the Koch family in 1887, it was patterned after Buckingham Palace in London. It is now used for state functions and has been listed by the Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal as a heritage building. Cooch Behar was one of the princely states of British India. It was founded in 1735 by Madho Singh, a Raja of Tripura. In 1887, after the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Cooch Behar acceded to the Dominion of India and remained under the rule of the Koch family until 1948 when it was merged with India. The palace complex is about 100 acres and includes gardens, water bodies, and lots of trees. It is located on Raibarey Road near the center of Cooch Behar town. The entrance gate to the palace grounds is called the Royal Portico. Adjacent to the portico is a large garden with ponds and streams where royal hunting parties would relax after a day's sport. Inside the main palace building are various halls used for different purposes. The State Council Chamber is the meeting place of the chief minister and other ministers of the government. It also serves as a venue for receiving ambassadors and other important guests.