Rajshahi Raj

Rajshahi Raj
Rajshahi Raj
	The palace of Natore
Country	East Bengal
Founded	18th century
Founder	Raja Kamdev
Current head	Legally Abolished (1950)
Titles	Raja; Rai-Raiyan; Raja Bahadur;

Rajshahi Raj was the largest zamindari (feudatory kingdom) which occupied a vast position of Bengal (present-day Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh and West Bengal, India). The Royal Family of Rajshahi used the title Ray/Rai.

The family ruled their dominions and estates from the Natore Palace in present-day Bangladesh. They belonged to the varendra brahmins of Moitra clan, as they were bestowed the title of Rai-Raiyan, they used this title while ruling half of undivided Bengal. A member of this Raj family, Maharaja Jagadindra Nath Ray (Moitra), was a patron of cricket, and wanted to defeat the British in their own game of cricket. His rival was the Maharaja of Koch Bihar.^[1]

^ "Book Review: More than just a game". Asia Times. 5 March 2005. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[1] "Book Review: More than just a game". Asia Times. 5 March 2005. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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