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Ramgarh Raj | |||||||||
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| 1368–1953 | |||||||||
 Coat of arms
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| Status |
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| Capital | (1873–1952) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Khortha Nagpuri Magahi | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Raja (King or Chief) | |||||||||
• 1368–1402 | Baghdeo Singh (first) | ||||||||
• 1919–1953 | Kamakhya Narain Singh (last) | ||||||||
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• Established | 1368 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1953 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
Ramgarh Raj was the major Zamindari estate in the era of the British Raj in the former Indian province of Bihar. Territories which comprised the Ramgarh Raj presently constitute districts of Ramgarh, Hazaribagh, Chatra, Giridih, Koderma, and Bokaro with 3672 villages. The entire area is rich in minerals like coal and mica and falls under the Indian State of Jharkhand. The First King was Maharaja Baghdeo Singh and the last ruling king was Maharaja Kamakhya Narain Singh of this estate, until the estate was merged to the Republic of India. The revenue of the estate was about 3600000.