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|name = Maharaja Bijli Pasi<br />{{lang|hi|महाराजा बिजली पासी}}<br />
| image = File:Maharaja Bijli Pasi Ji.jpg<br />
| alt = Bijli Pasi<br />
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| title = [[Maharaja]] of [[Bijnor]]<br />
| religion = [[Shaivism]], part of [[Hinduism]]<br />
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'''Maharaja Bijli Pasi''' was a king from the [[Pasi (caste)|Pasi]] community, According to popular belief, he ruled part of what is now [[Uttar Pradesh]].<br />
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==Life==<br />
Historical evidence for the existence of a king named Bijli Pasi is lacking. However, in 2000, the [[India Post|Department of Posts]], [[Government of India]] issued a commemorative stamp about him. The move was influenced by the caste upliftment movement of Pasis under the leadership of [[Dalit]] leader [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]. According to the stamp, Bijli Pasi founded the city of [[Bijnor]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]].It is said that he consolidated his position when northern India was divided into several small states prior to the fall of the mighty empires of the past.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bgpEIb4tNjgC&pg=PA2045|title= Caste in Question: Identity Or Hierarchy?|first=Dipankar|last= Gupta|publisher=SAGE|year=2004|isbn=0761933247|accessdate=2020-07-11}}</ref><br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
The assertion of Bijli Pasi gave voice to the claims of Pasi that in the past there were Bharshiv kings and that they had a glorious history just like upper castes. The warrior image of Maharaja, often seen upon the walls of pasi community. He built 12 Ford in the oudh and he have very rich history and the most powerful king of Uttar Pradesh history. <br />
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