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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Chakwars''' were [[Bhumihar Brahmins]] of Belaunch Sudai mool concentrated in the [[Begusarai district|Begusarai]] area of [[Bihar]], [[India]]. They are descendant of Great [[Chirayu Mishra]] Rajpurohit of [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]]. In the 18th century, they became amassed military power and controlled large swathes of [[South Bihar]].<ref name="Choudhary1958">{{cite book|author=Radhakrishna Choudhary|title=History of Bihar|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.532676/page/n219/mode/2up|year=1958|publisher=Motilall Banarsidass|page=203}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
According to Muslim and British sources, the territory of the Chakwar kingdom extended from [[Rajmahal]] in the east and [[Darbhanga]] in the north. The Chakwars began to grow in strength following the disintegration of the [[Mughal Empire]] and they asserted independence by issuing land grants with their own signatures and seals. These were issued by various Chakwar kings including Raja Bakhtawar Singh who ruled between 1718 and 1727. The strength of the Chakwars stemmed from the fact that they controlled various important river-routes across the [[Ganges]] and was able to extort a large amount of money from [[Europe]]an traders. They also carried out raids on neighbouring regions.<ref name=Haque1995>{{cite journal | title=Saif Khan as a Faujdar of Purnia | author= Anwarul Haque | journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume = 56| year=1995 | pages= 240–242|jstor = 44158625}}</ref><br />
European sources from 1719 to 1721 note that skirmishes between Europeans and the Chakwars were common and many traders requested increased protection from Chakwar attacks.<ref name="Choudhary1970">{{cite book|author=Radhakrishna Choudhary|title=History of Muslim rule in Tirhut, 1206-1765, A.D.|url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfMuslimRuleInTirhut/page/n265/mode/2up|year=1970|publisher=Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office|pages=255–260}}</ref><br />
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In 1720, Nasrat Khan was appointed the governor of Bihar however he was unable to subdue the Chakwars.<br />
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