Dumraon Raj
Dumraon Raj | |||||||||
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| 1604–1949 | |||||||||
 The famous Bihari Ji Mandir built by the Maharaja of Dumraon. | |||||||||
| Capital | Dumraon | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism (official) | ||||||||
| Maharaja | |||||||||
• 1604 | Raja Narayan Mal (first) | ||||||||
• 1952 | Maharaja Bahadur Ram Ran Vijay Prasad Singh (last) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Medieval India | ||||||||
• Established | 1604 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1949 | ||||||||
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Dumraon Raj was a zamindari fedual state in the erstwhile Shahabad district in the present-day Buxar district of Bihar ruled by the Ujjainiya dynasty. The name Dumraon Raj came from the capital town of Dumraon.[1] During the time of Indian independence, Dumraon Raj covered an area of 2,330 km2 which streched from Buxar district in west Bihar to Ballia district in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh. In Ballia district, Dumraon Raj covered rights of more than 70 villages which are located on the banks of the Ganga river.[2][3]
The royal family of Dumraon is also the main patron of the famous Brahampur fair.[4]
History[edit]
The founders of Dumraon Raj were Ujjainiya Rajputs who traced their origin to the Parmar rulers of Malwa who moved to Western Bihar in the 13th century.[2] The various branches of the Ujjainiyas founded various principalities and estates in Bihar and Purvanchal notable being Dumraon Raj, Jagdishpur and Shakarpura Raj.[5]
One of the major ruler of Bhojpur, Raja Narayan Mal, received a land grant from the Mughal emperor Jahangir and was conferred the title of Raja in 1604 A.D. His descendant, Raja Horil Singh, moved the capital to Dumraon which was also called then called as "Horilnagar".[6]
Rulers[edit]
The rulers of Dumraon Raj used the title Raja and later Maharaja.[7]
- Raja Narayan Mal
- Raja Prabhal Singh
- Raja Sujan Singh
- Raja Horil Singh
- Raja Chhatardhari Singh
- Raja Vikramaditya Singh
- Raja Jai Prakash Singh
- Raja Janki Prasad Singh
- Raja Maheshwar Baksh Singh
- Maharaja Radha Prasad Singh
- Maharani Beni Prasad Kuari
- Maharaja Srinivas Prasad Singh
- Maharaja Keshav Prasad Singh
- Maharaja Ram Ran Vijay Prasad Singh
- Maharaja Kamal Bahadur Singh
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Brahmadeva Prasad Ambashthya (1959). "Some Historical Papers of Dumraon Raj in the Shahabad district in Bihar". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 22: 270–281. JSTOR 44304307.
- ^ a b Surendra Gopal (22 December 2017). Mapping Bihar: From Medieval to Modern Times. Taylor & Francis. pp. 293–. ISBN 978-1-351-03416-6.
- ^ O’malley, L. s s (1906). Bengal District Gazetteers Shahabad. p. 139.
- ^ Anand A. Yang (1 February 1999). Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Bihar. University of California Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-520-91996-9.
- ^ Anand A. Yang (1 February 1999). Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Bihar. University of California Press. pp. 139–. ISBN 978-0-520-91996-9.
- ^ Sir Roper Lethbridge (2005). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire. Aakar Books. pp. 128–. ISBN 978-81-87879-54-1.
- ^ Kolff, Dirk H. A. (1990). Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market of Hindustan, 1450-1850. Cambridge University Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 978-0-52152-305-9.