Chero chieftaincy
Chero chieftaincy | |||||||||||
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| 1572–1813 | |||||||||||
The ruins of Palamu fort | |||||||||||
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| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||||
| Raja | |||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1572 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1813 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||||
The Chero chieftaincy was a principality located within the Mughal province of Bihar Subah.
Prior to the Mughal period, the Cheros held a collection of small principalities in the districts of Bhojpur, Saran, Champaran, Muzaffarpur as these fell, the most powerful emerged in Palamu.