Sonbarsa Raj | |||||||
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| 1660–1949 | |||||||
| Capital | Sonbarsa | ||||||
| Common languages | Maithili, Hindi | ||||||
| Raja | |||||||
• 1660 | Raja Ranjit Singh (first) | ||||||
• 1949 | Rao Bahadur Rudra Pratap Singh (last) | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1660 | ||||||
• Acceded to India | 1949 | ||||||
| Currency | Indian Rupee | ||||||
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| Today part of | Bihar, Republic of India | ||||||
The Sonbarsa Raj was a medieval chieftaincy and later a zamindari (estate) during British Raj in modern-day Bihar, in erstwhile Bhagalpur district (now in Saharsa). It was controlled by the Gandhavariya Rajputs.[1]
Beside Sonbarsa, the Gandhavarias landlords were found in Baruari, Parsarma, Barail, Sokhpur, Jadia, Basantpur, Durgapur, Sukhsena, Bhatattan, Panchgachhia etc.[2]
The Zamindari estate of Mangwar established by Babu Bhagwan Singh also belongs to the Gandhavaria clan, whose descendants Babu Sagar Prasad Singh lives there.
- ^ P. Pathak (1983). "Origin of the Gandhavaria Rajputs of Mithila". The Journal of the Bihar Puravid Parisad. Vii And Viii: 406-420.
- ^ Parishad, Bihar Purāvid (1983). The Journal of the Bihar Purāvid Parishad. Bihar Puravid Parishad.