The Gandhavariya (also known as Gandhawariya and Gandhawaria) are a Rajput clan based in northern Bihar. They ruled over parts of Madhepura district[1] and Saharsa district during medieval times after the decline of the Oiniwar Dynasty.[2]
Origin
One of the theories put forward about the origins of the Gandhavariyas is that they originate from a branch of the Karnat dynasty of Mithila that remained in the region after the Karnat king, Harisimhadeva fled to Kathmandu following the invasion of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.[3]
History
The writer Jyotirishwar Thakur recorded the existence of the Gandhavariyas Rajaputas in his 14th century book Varṇa Ratnākara and detailed how they held sway over much of North Bihar.[4] The traditions of the Gandhavariyas record that prior to their ascendancy in the region, they were engaged in a war with the Bhar who the Gandhavariyas claim to have finished.[5]
The zamindari estate of Sonbarsa Raj was established by Raja Ranjit Singh who belonged to the Gandhavariya clan. They also controlled Baruari and Barail.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ District Census Handbook, Madhepura{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Directorate of Census Operations, Bihar(2011)
- ↑ History- General{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Origin of the Gandhavaria Rajputs of Mithila. The Journal of the Bihar Puravid Parisad({Template:Year).
- ↑ Mithila In The Age Of Vidyapati. Chaukhambha Orientalia. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ↑ History of Muslim rule in Tirhut, 1206-1765, A.D.{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office(1970)