Faujdars of Purnea

The Faujdars of Purnea were the rulers and governors of Purnea and the surrounding regions of modern-day Bihar in India.[1] The Faujdars of Purnea were notable in that they had created an autonomous jurisdiction for themselves and did not allow the Nawabs of Bengal and Murshidabad to interfere.[2] They also carried the title of Nawab and so are sometimes referred to as the "Nawabs of Purnea".[3]

  1. ^ Abdul Majed Khan (3 December 2007). The Transition in Bengal, 1756-75: A Study of Saiyid Muhammad Reza Khan. Cambridge University Press. pp. 184–. ISBN 978-0-521-04982-5.
  2. ^ P. J. Marshall (2 November 2006). Bengal: The British Bridgehead: Eastern India 1740-1828. Cambridge University Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-521-02822-6.
  3. ^ Kumkum Chatterjee (1996). Merchants, Politics, and Society in Early Modern India: Bihar, 1733-1820. BRILL. pp. 88–. ISBN 90-04-10303-1.