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{{Short description|Bhumihar Dynasty}}

The '''House of Baghoch''' commonly known as '''Baghochia''' was the ruling dynasty of [[Hathwa Raj]] and Bansgaon Estate (Dileepnagar Nagar Estate) until 1947 when the state was abolished and merged into the newly formed Union of India. The House takes its name from Baghoch and Bharhichowra, the ancient seats of the rulers of Hathwa Raj.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dutt |first1=G.N. |title=History of Hathwa Raj |year=1904 |url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofhutwara00dutt/historyofhutwara00dutt_djvu.txt|page=180}}</ref> The name Baghauch also may have been associated with the clan from totemistic stage as the name makes reference to Bagh (Tiger) as the clans totem.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Risley |first1=H. H. |title=The Tribes and Casts of Bengal |page=30}}</ref> Based on the totem the name of the first capital was Baghauch. They are a sub-group of the Vats gotra [[Bhumihar Brahmin]]<ref name="YangYang1989">{{cite book|author1=Anand A. Yang|title=The Limited Raj: Agrarian Relations in Colonial India, Saran District, 1793-1920|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ck4jmD7H34UC&pg=PA58|date=1 January 1989|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-05711-1|pages=58–59}}</ref> The founder of the dynasty was Raja Bir Sen who played an instrumental role in the invasion of the Sakyas by the Kosla Maharaj [[Virudhaka]] in 6th century BCE, and it is in the aftermath that Raja Bir Sen got part of the newly invaded country as his Raj. This makes the Baghochia dynasty one of the oldest and the longest ruling dynasty in the world and also a clan with one of the deepest [[genealogy]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dutt |first1=G.N. |title=History of Hathwa Raj |year=1904 |url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofhutwara00dutt/historyofhutwara00dutt_djvu.txt|page=179-180}}</ref>

The [[cadet branch]]es also held numerous [[Zamindar]]is, [[Ghatwals and Mulraiyats|Ghatwali and Mulraiyati]]s in [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]] and Eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Some of the notable [[Zamindari]] [[Estate (land)|estates]] held by [[cadet branch]] of Baghochia House includes Bansgawa Estate(DilipNagar Estate), [[Tamkuhi Raj (Assembly constituency)|Tamkuhi Raj]], Salemgarh estate, Kiajori(Chakai) estate and [[Ledo, Jharkhand|Ledo Gadi]]. Kharna estate was another notable Ghatwali estate acquired by Babu Ananda Rai.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Babu Ananda Rai vs Tikait Kali Prasad |journal=Privi Council Cases}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Babu Ananda Rai vs Tikait Kali Prasad Singh |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/472868/}}</ref>

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[[Category:Indian feudalism]]
[[Category:Titles in India]]
[[Category:Titles of national or ethnic leadership]]
[[Category:Royal titles]]
[[Category:Dynasties of India]]
[[Category:Bhumihar clans]]
[[Category:History of Bihar]]
[[Category:History of Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Hindu dynasties]]
[[Category:Kingdoms of Bihar]]

Baghochia - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 17:37, 29 August 2023