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{{Short description|Princely state }}
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{{Infobox Former Country
|native_name =
|conventional_long_name = Dumraon Raj
|common_name = Dumraon
|continent =
|religion = [[Hinduism]] (official)
|region =
|era = [[Medieval India]]
|status = *[[Vassal state]] under [[Mughal Empire]] (1709-1734)
* [[Zamindari]] under [[Nawab of Bengal]] (1734-1757)
* [[Zamindari]] under [[British India]] (1757-1952)
|government_type = [[Zamindari|Fedual Monarchy]]
|life_span =
|year_start = 1709
|year_end = 1952
| image_map =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| image_coat = Dumraon_Coat_of_Arms.jpg
| title_leader = [[Maharaja]]
| year_leader1 = 1701
| leader1 = [[Raja Horil Singh]]
(''first'')
| year_leader2 = 1952
| leader2 = Maharaja Bahadur Ram Ran Vijay Prasad Singh (''last'')
|date_end =
|capital = [[Dumraon]]
| p1 = Kingdom of Bhojpur
|s1 = Republic of India
}}
{{History of Bihar}}
The '''Dumraon Raj''' was a feudal principality in the [[Bhojpuri region|Bhojpur region]] ruled by the [[Ujjainiya]] dynasty. The principality was founded when [[Raja Horil Singh]] founded a separate capital for himself in the town of [[Dumraon]]. The name Dumraon Raj came from its capital town. <ref name=Ambashthya1959>{{cite journal | title=Some Historical Papers of Dumraon Raj in the Shahabad district in Bihar | author= Brahmadeva Prasad Ambashthya | journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume = 22| year=1959 | pages= 270–281|jstor = 44304307}}</ref>

[[File:Bihari ji Ka Mandir.jpg|thumb|The famous Bihari Ji ka Mandir built by the Maharaja of Dumraon ]]

It was a [[zamindari]] state during British era. During the time of Indian independence, Dumraon Raj covered an area of 2,330 km<sup>2</sup> which stretched from [[Buxar district]] in west [[Bihar]] to [[Ballia]] district in the [[Purvanchal]] region of Uttar Pradesh. In Ballia district, Dumraon Raj covered rights of more than 70 villages which are located on the banks of the [[Ganga]] river.<ref name="Gopal2017">{{cite book|author=Surendra Gopal|title=Mapping Bihar: From Medieval to Modern Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mCZFDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT293|date=22 December 2017|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-351-03416-6|pages=293–}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=O’malley |first=L. s s |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105555 |title=Bengal District Gazetteers Shahabad |date=1906 |pages=139}}</ref>

The royal family of Dumraon is also the main patron of the famous [[Brahmapur, Bihar|Brahampur]] fair.<ref name="Yang19992">{{cite book|author=Anand A. Yang|title=Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Bihar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D5lQutvzAp4C&pg=PA146|date=1 February 1999|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-91996-9|page=146}}</ref>

==History==
The founders of Dumraon Raj were [[Ujjainiya]] [[Rajputs]] who traced their origin to the [[Paramara dynasty|Parmar]] rulers of [[Malwa]] who moved to Western Bihar in the 14th century. In the medieval era, the head seat of Ujjainiyas was [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]].<ref name="Yang1999">{{cite book|author=Anand A. Yang|title=Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Bihar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D5lQutvzAp4C&pg=PA139|date=1 February 1999|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-91996-9|pages=139–}}</ref>

Raja Mukutman Shahi who ascended the throne of Bhojpur in 1601 was highly unpopular amongst his kinsmen and thus he was forced to abdicate in 1607 in favour of his nephew.<ref name="Yang1999">{{cite book|author=Anand A. Yang|title=Bazaar India: Markets, Society, and the Colonial State in Bihar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D5lQutvzAp4C&pg=PA139|date=1 February 1999|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-91996-9|pages=139–}}</ref>

In 1607, Raja Narayan Mal came to the throne of Bhojpur and he was recognised as the new ruler of Bhojpur by Mughal Emperor. He received the title of [[Raja]] and was granted the rank [[mansabdar|mansab]] of 5000.<ref name="Tahir Hussain Ansari">{{cite book|author=Tahir Hussain Ansari|title=Mughal Administration and the Zamindars of Bihar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kUueDwAAQBAJ|year=2019|publisher=|isbn=978-81-87879-54-1}}</ref>
In the Battle of Buxar 1607-1608, he routed the Chero and Munda forces. The ''[[Raja]]s'' of Bhojpur were known for their rebellious behaviour against Mughal rule and during the family feud of the ruling family of Bhojpur, the Mughal governor found this opportunity to completely sack Bhojpur. The territory of Bhojpur was sacked in the year 1699 and it came under direct Mughal rule.<ref name="Tahir Hussain Ansari">{{cite book|author=Tahir Hussain Ansari|title=Mughal Administration and the Zamindars of Bihar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kUueDwAAQBAJ|year=2019|publisher=|isbn=978-81-87879-54-1}}</ref>

One of the descendants of Raja Narayan Mal, [[Raja Horil Singh]], established himself separately and built the capital town of [[Dumraon]] in 1709. He got recognised to rule his dominion under Mughal rule. This is how Dumraon Raj came into existence. However, the rulers of Dumraon Raj were only recognised as [[Zamindars|feudal rulers]].<ref name="Lethbridge2005">{{cite book|author=Sir Roper Lethbridge|title=The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7iOsNUZ2MXgC&pg=PA128|year=2005|publisher=Aakar Books|isbn=978-81-87879-54-1|pages=128–}}</ref>

==Rulers==
The rulers of Dumraon Raj used the title [[Raja]] and later [[Maharaja]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SrdiVPsFRYIC&pg=PA59|pages=59–60|title=Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market of Hindustan, 1450-1850 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1990|first=Dirk H. A. |last=Kolff |author-link=Dirk H. A. Kolff |isbn=978-0-52152-305-9}}</ref>

*[[Raja Horil Singh]], he separated himself and his principality from its parent house and declared himself as the independent ruler of Dumraon.
*Raja Vikramaditya Singh
*Raja Jai Prakash Singh
*Raja Janki Prasad Singh
*Raja Maheshwar Baksh Singh
*Maharaja Radha Prasad Singh
*Maharani Beni Prasad Kuari
*Maharaja Srinivas Prasad Singh
*Maharaja Keshav Prasad Singh
*Maharaja Ram Ran Vijay Prasad Singh
*Maharaja Kamal Bahadur Singh

==See also==
*[[Ujjainiya]]
*[[Zamindars of Bihar]]

==References==
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[[Category:States and territories established in 1604]]
[[Category:States and territories disestablished in 1952]]
[[Category:Zamindars of Bihar]]
[[Category:Rajput estates]]

Dumraon Raj - Revision history

Jainil Prajapati at 21:37, 10 March 2026