Sonbarsa Raj
Sonbarsa Raj | |||||||
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| 1660–1949 | |||||||
| Capital | Sonbarsa | ||||||
| Common languages | Maithili, Hindi | ||||||
| Raja | |||||||
• 1660 | Raja Ranjit Singh (first) | ||||||
• 1949 | Rao Bahadur Rudra Pratap Singh (last) | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1660 | ||||||
• Acceded to India | 1949 | ||||||
| Currency | Indian Rupee | ||||||
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| Today part of | Bihar, Republic of India | ||||||
The Sonbarsa Raj was a medieval chieftaincy and later a zamindari (estate) during British Raj in modern-day Bihar, in erstwhile Bhagalpur district (now in Saharsa). It was controlled by the Gandhavariya Rajputs.
The grants and sanad shows that Gandhavariyas were important Rajas under the Mughals in sarkar Tirhut. Beside Sonbarsa, the Gandhavarias landlords were found in Baruari, Parsarma, Barail, Sokhpur, Jadia, Basantpur, Durgapur, Sukhsena, Bhatattan, Panchgachhia etc.
The Zamindari estate of Mangwar established by Babu Bhagwan Singh also belongs to the Gandhavaria clan, whose descendants Babu Sagar Prasad Singh lives there.