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{{Infobox royalty
| birth_date = 1758-09-14
| image = Oil Portrait of Maharaja Virendra Mohan Dar of Akhnoor.jpg
| caption = Claude-Sterling Oil painting of the ''Maharaja at 26'', c. 1784
| birth_name = Virendra Vasudev Mohan Dar
| birth_place = Akhnoor
| clan_name = House of Dar
| coronation = 1771
| death_date = 1821-02-03
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| dynasty = Dar
| father = Ramhari Dar
| house = Dar
| house-type = Royalty, Jagirdari
| name = Virendra Mohan Dar
| occupation = Businessman and Jagirdar
| reign = 1771-1821
| religion = Kashmiri Pandit
| royal house = Dar
| spouse = 4
| successor = Raja Mukund Mohan Dar
| title = King and Founder of Dar Raj
}}

[[Maharaja]] '''Virendra Vasudev Mohan Dar''' (Persian- ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار), also known as [[Raja]] Virendra Mohan Dar, was the founder of the Dar Raj and a Kashmiri Pandit [[Raja|Maharaja]], Jagirdar and the [[king]] of Dar and Nannar from 1771 until his death in 1821.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=eUy3EQAAQBAJ&pli=1|title=Mahārāja Vīrendra Mohan Dār of Akhnūr|last=Mukherjee|first=Ramesh Chandra|date=1987-07-21|publisher=Nīldhôni Prokāśônā|year=1987|location=Calcutta|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/dar-raj-dhar-raj-of-akhnur-and-dhaka|title=Dar Raj (Dhar Raj) of Akhnur and Dhaka|last=Nalinikanta Bhattacharya|date=1938-04-18}}</ref>

== Early Life and Education ==
Virendra Mohan Dar was born on 14 September 1758, in Akhnoor, Kashmir. He completed his education, in [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Sanskrit]], [[English language|English]] and [[Mathematics]] under [[Kashmiri people|kashmiri pandits]] such as Pt. Madhussudan Kaul.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mx7iEQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=The Raja of Dar- Life and Legacy of Virendra Vasudev of Dar- ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار|last=BL|first=Jitendranath Ghose|date=1931-07-21|publisher=Bridgebit Printing Works, Bowbajaar, Calcutta 1931|year=1931|pages=21, 22, 23|language=en}}</ref>

== Accession ==
During the reign of [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]], he was formally conferred the title of [[Maharaja]] and was coronated in 1771. His role is considered significant in the political and social history of [[Kashmir]].<ref name="KashmirHistory">Khan, Mohammad Ishaq (2004). ''History of Medieval Kashmir''. Srinagar: Gulshan Books. pp. 312–314.</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3uW4EQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=وِرینٛدر موہن دار|last=Mukherjee|first=Ramesh|date=1979-12-06|publisher=Banwara Publishing|language=ar|year=1979}}</ref> The death of [[Ahmad Shah Durrani|Ahmed Shah Durrani]] in 1772 resulted in the decline of the [[Durrani Empire]] due to which the Dar [[Royal family|Raj]] eventually lost power in Akhnoor and the [[Kashmir Valley|Cashmere Valley]], hence they shifted to [[Bengal]] (Now [[Bangladesh]]).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mx7iEQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=The Raja of Dar- Life and Legacy of Virendra Vasudev of Dar- ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار|last=BL|first=Jitendranath Ghose|date=1931-07-21|publisher=Bridgebit Printing Works, Bowbajaar, Calcutta 1931|year=1931|pages=54, 58, 59|language=en}}</ref>
==Shift to Bengal==
Virendra Mohan constructed the Dhar Rajbari at ''Char Talibari'', in the Rajrajeshwar area of [[Bengal]] (Now [[Bangladesh]]), at a cost of 2 million rupees. Later, due to severe erosion by the [[Padma River]], the palace was completely destroyed. He then built the 250 room Dhar Zamindar Palace at Jalsin, Nannar Village in Dhamrai at a cost of 3 million rupees, which is also known as Nannar Rajbari.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3uW4EQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=وِرینٛدر موہن دار|last=Mukherjee|first=Ramesh|date=1979-12-06|publisher=Banwara Publishing|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=m9C8EQAAQBAJ&pg=PT63&dq=Virendra+Mohan+Dar&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiq693olrySAxV_XWwGHTYnOksQ6AF6BAgPEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=ZAMĪNDĀRS OF EARLY BAṄGĀL AND EAST PĀKISTĀN AND DECLINE OF ZAMĪNDĀR SYSTEM|last=Badal|first=M. N. C.|date=1949-06-11|publisher=Baṅgāl Granthālaya Prakāśan|language=en}}</ref>

== Death and Legacy ==
Virendra Mohan Dar is mentioned in various historical texts and records, where he is identified as one of the influential local rulers of Kashmir during the [[Durrani Empire|Durrani]] period. He died in 1821 of [[cancer]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/History_of_Muslim_Civilization_in_India/ciBuAAAAMAAJ|title=History of Muslim Civilization in India and Pakistan: A Political and Cultural History|last=Ikram|first=Sheikh Mohamad|date=1989|publisher=Institute of Islamic Culture|isbn=978-969-469-001-8|pages=201–202|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Kash%C4%ABr_Being_a_History_of_Kashmir_from/ImRDAAAAYAAJ|title=Kashīr, Being a History of Kashmir from the Earliest Times to Our Own|last=Sufi|first=G. M. D.|date=1974|publisher=Light & Life Publishers|pages=85–86|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Historical_Abstracts/pc4LAQAAMAAJ|title=Historical Abstracts: Modern history abstracts, 1775–1914. Part A|date=1988|publisher=American Bibliographical Center, CLIO|pages=69, 70, 98|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Census_of_India_1931/TaDUb97q6GwC|title=Census of India, 1931|last=Commissioner|first=India Census|date=1933|publisher=Manager of Publications|pages=186, 188|language=en}}</ref> His son, [[Raja]] Mukund Mohan Dar, was coronated the following year.

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

Draft:Virendra Mohan Dar

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{{Infobox royalty
| birth_date = 1758-09-14
| image = Oil Portrait of Maharaja Virendra Mohan Dar of Akhnoor.jpg
| caption = Claude-Sterling Oil painting of the ''Maharaja at 26'', c. 1784
| birth_name = Virendra Vasudev Mohan Dar
| birth_place = Akhnoor
| clan_name = House of Dar
| coronation = 1771
| death_date = 1821-02-03
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| dynasty = Dar
| father = Ramhari Dar
| house = Dar
| house-type = Royalty, Jagirdari
| name = Virendra Mohan Dar
| occupation = Businessman and Jagirdar
| reign = 1771-1821
| religion = Kashmiri Pandit
| royal house = Dar
| spouse = 4
| successor = Raja Mukund Mohan Dar
| title = King and Founder of Dar Raj
}}

[[Maharaja]] '''Virendra Vasudev Mohan Dar''' (Persian- ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار), also known as [[Raja]] Virendra Mohan Dar, was the founder of the Dar Raj and a Kashmiri Pandit [[Raja|Maharaja]], Jagirdar and the [[king]] of Dar and Nannar from 1771 until his death in 1821.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=eUy3EQAAQBAJ&pli=1|title=Mahārāja Vīrendra Mohan Dār of Akhnūr|last=Mukherjee|first=Ramesh Chandra|date=1987-07-21|publisher=Nīldhôni Prokāśônā|year=1987|location=Calcutta|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/dar-raj-dhar-raj-of-akhnur-and-dhaka|title=Dar Raj (Dhar Raj) of Akhnur and Dhaka|last=Nalinikanta Bhattacharya|date=1938-04-18}}</ref>

== Early Life and Education ==
Virendra Mohan Dar was born on 14 September 1758, in Akhnoor, Kashmir. He completed his education, in [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Sanskrit]], [[English language|English]] and [[Mathematics]] under [[Kashmiri people|kashmiri pandits]] such as Pt. Madhussudan Kaul.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mx7iEQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=The Raja of Dar- Life and Legacy of Virendra Vasudev of Dar- ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار|last=BL|first=Jitendranath Ghose|date=1931-07-21|publisher=Bridgebit Printing Works, Bowbajaar, Calcutta 1931|year=1931|pages=21, 22, 23|language=en}}</ref>

== Accession ==
During the reign of [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]], he was formally conferred the title of [[Maharaja]] and was coronated in 1771. His role is considered significant in the political and social history of [[Kashmir]].<ref name="KashmirHistory">Khan, Mohammad Ishaq (2004). ''History of Medieval Kashmir''. Srinagar: Gulshan Books. pp. 312–314.</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3uW4EQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=وِرینٛدر موہن دار|last=Mukherjee|first=Ramesh|date=1979-12-06|publisher=Banwara Publishing|language=ar|year=1979}}</ref> The death of [[Ahmad Shah Durrani|Ahmed Shah Durrani]] in 1772 resulted in the decline of the [[Durrani Empire]] due to which the Dar [[Royal family|Raj]] eventually lost power in Akhnoor and the [[Kashmir Valley|Cashmere Valley]], hence they shifted to [[Bengal]] (Now [[Bangladesh]]).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mx7iEQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=The Raja of Dar- Life and Legacy of Virendra Vasudev of Dar- ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار|last=BL|first=Jitendranath Ghose|date=1931-07-21|publisher=Bridgebit Printing Works, Bowbajaar, Calcutta 1931|year=1931|pages=54, 58, 59|language=en}}</ref>
==Shift to Bengal==
Virendra Mohan constructed the Dhar Rajbari at ''Char Talibari'', in the Rajrajeshwar area of [[Bengal]] (Now [[Bangladesh]]), at a cost of 2 million rupees. Later, due to severe erosion by the [[Padma River]], the palace was completely destroyed. He then built the 250 room Dhar Zamindar Palace at Jalsin, Nannar Village in Dhamrai at a cost of 3 million rupees, which is also known as Nannar Rajbari.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3uW4EQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=وِرینٛدر موہن دار|last=Mukherjee|first=Ramesh|date=1979-12-06|publisher=Banwara Publishing|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=m9C8EQAAQBAJ&pg=PT63&dq=Virendra+Mohan+Dar&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiq693olrySAxV_XWwGHTYnOksQ6AF6BAgPEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=ZAMĪNDĀRS OF EARLY BAṄGĀL AND EAST PĀKISTĀN AND DECLINE OF ZAMĪNDĀR SYSTEM|last=Badal|first=M. N. C.|date=1949-06-11|publisher=Baṅgāl Granthālaya Prakāśan|language=en}}</ref>

== Death and Legacy ==
Virendra Mohan Dar is mentioned in various historical texts and records, where he is identified as one of the influential local rulers of Kashmir during the [[Durrani Empire|Durrani]] period. He died in 1821 of [[cancer]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/History_of_Muslim_Civilization_in_India/ciBuAAAAMAAJ|title=History of Muslim Civilization in India and Pakistan: A Political and Cultural History|last=Ikram|first=Sheikh Mohamad|date=1989|publisher=Institute of Islamic Culture|isbn=978-969-469-001-8|pages=201–202|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Kash%C4%ABr_Being_a_History_of_Kashmir_from/ImRDAAAAYAAJ|title=Kashīr, Being a History of Kashmir from the Earliest Times to Our Own|last=Sufi|first=G. M. D.|date=1974|publisher=Light & Life Publishers|pages=85–86|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Historical_Abstracts/pc4LAQAAMAAJ|title=Historical Abstracts: Modern history abstracts, 1775–1914. Part A|date=1988|publisher=American Bibliographical Center, CLIO|pages=69, 70, 98|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Census_of_India_1931/TaDUb97q6GwC|title=Census of India, 1931|last=Commissioner|first=India Census|date=1933|publisher=Manager of Publications|pages=186, 188|language=en}}</ref> His son, [[Raja]] Mukund Mohan Dar, was coronated the following year.

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

Draft:Virendra Mohan Dar

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Anjali:

{{Infobox royalty
| birth_date = 1758-09-14
| image = Oil Portrait of Maharaja Virendra Mohan Dar of Akhnoor.jpg
| caption = Claude-Sterling Oil painting of the ''Maharaja at 26'', c. 1784
| birth_name = Virendra Vasudev Mohan Dar
| birth_place = Akhnoor
| clan_name = House of Dar
| coronation = 1771
| death_date = 1821-02-03
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| dynasty = Dar
| father = Ramhari Dar
| house = Dar
| house-type = Royalty, Jagirdari
| name = Virendra Mohan Dar
| occupation = Businessman and Jagirdar
| reign = 1771-1821
| religion = Kashmiri Pandit
| royal house = Dar
| spouse = 4
| successor = Raja Mukund Mohan Dar
| title = King and Founder of Dar Raj
}}

[[Maharaja]] '''Virendra Vasudev Mohan Dar''' ({{langx|fa|ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار}}), also known as [[Raja]] Virendra Mohan Dar, was the founder of the Dar Raj and a Kashmiri Pandit [[Raja|Maharaja]], Jagirdar and the [[king]] of Dar and Nannar from 1771 until his death in 1821.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=eUy3EQAAQBAJ&pli=1|title=Mahārāja Vīrendra Mohan Dār of Akhnūr|last=Mukherjee|first=Ramesh Chandra|date=1987-07-21|publisher=Nīldhôni Prokāśônā|year=1987|location=Calcutta|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/dar-raj-dhar-raj-of-akhnur-and-dhaka|title=Dar Raj (Dhar Raj) of Akhnur and Dhaka|last=Nalinikanta Bhattacharya|date=1938-04-18}}</ref>

== Early Life and Education ==
Virendra Mohan Dar was born on 14 September 1758, in Akhnoor, Kashmir. He completed his education, in [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Sanskrit]], [[English language|English]] and [[Mathematics]] under [[Kashmiri people|kashmiri pandits]] such as Pt. Madhussudan Kaul.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mx7iEQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=The Raja of Dar- Life and Legacy of Virendra Vasudev of Dar- ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار|last=BL|first=Jitendranath Ghose|date=1931-07-21|publisher=Bridgebit Printing Works, Bowbajaar, Calcutta 1931|year=1931|pages=21, 22, 23|language=en}}</ref>

== Accession ==
During the reign of [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]], he was formally conferred the title of [[Maharaja]] and was coronated in 1771. His role is considered significant in the political and social history of [[Kashmir]].<ref name="KashmirHistory">Khan, Mohammad Ishaq (2004). ''History of Medieval Kashmir''. Srinagar: Gulshan Books. pp. 312–314.</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3uW4EQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=وِرینٛدر موہن دار|last=Mukherjee|first=Ramesh|date=1979-12-06|publisher=Banwara Publishing|language=ar|year=1979}}</ref> The death of [[Ahmad Shah Durrani|Ahmed Shah Durrani]] in 1772 resulted in the decline of the [[Durrani Empire]] due to which the Dar [[Royal family|Raj]] eventually lost power in Akhnoor and the [[Kashmir Valley|Cashmere Valley]], hence they shifted to [[Bengal]] (Now [[Bangladesh]]).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mx7iEQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=The Raja of Dar- Life and Legacy of Virendra Vasudev of Dar- ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار|last=BL|first=Jitendranath Ghose|date=1931-07-21|publisher=Bridgebit Printing Works, Bowbajaar, Calcutta 1931|year=1931|pages=54, 58, 59|language=en}}</ref>
==Shift to Bengal==
Virendra Mohan constructed the Dhar Rajbari at ''Char Talibari'', in the Rajrajeshwar area of [[Bengal]] (Now [[Bangladesh]]), at a cost of 2 million rupees. Later, due to severe erosion by the [[Padma River]], the palace was completely destroyed. He then built the 250 room Dhar Zamindar Palace at Jalsin, Nannar Village in Dhamrai at a cost of 3 million rupees, which is also known as Nannar Rajbari.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3uW4EQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=وِرینٛدر موہن دار|last=Mukherjee|first=Ramesh|date=1979-12-06|publisher=Banwara Publishing|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=m9C8EQAAQBAJ&pg=PT63&dq=Virendra+Mohan+Dar&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiq693olrySAxV_XWwGHTYnOksQ6AF6BAgPEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=ZAMĪNDĀRS OF EARLY BAṄGĀL AND EAST PĀKISTĀN AND DECLINE OF ZAMĪNDĀR SYSTEM|last=Badal|first=M. N. C.|date=1949-06-11|publisher=Baṅgāl Granthālaya Prakāśan|language=en}}</ref>

== Death and Legacy ==
Virendra Mohan Dar is mentioned in various historical texts and records, where he is identified as one of the influential local rulers of Kashmir during the [[Durrani Empire|Durrani]] period. He died in 1821 of [[cancer]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/History_of_Muslim_Civilization_in_India/ciBuAAAAMAAJ|title=History of Muslim Civilization in India and Pakistan: A Political and Cultural History|last=Ikram|first=Sheikh Mohamad|date=1989|publisher=Institute of Islamic Culture|isbn=978-969-469-001-8|pages=201–202|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Kash%C4%ABr_Being_a_History_of_Kashmir_from/ImRDAAAAYAAJ|title=Kashīr, Being a History of Kashmir from the Earliest Times to Our Own|last=Sufi|first=G. M. D.|date=1974|publisher=Light & Life Publishers|pages=85–86|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Historical_Abstracts/pc4LAQAAMAAJ|title=Historical Abstracts: Modern history abstracts, 1775–1914. Part A|date=1988|publisher=American Bibliographical Center, CLIO|pages=69, 70, 98|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Census_of_India_1931/TaDUb97q6GwC|title=Census of India, 1931|last=Commissioner|first=India Census|date=1933|publisher=Manager of Publications|pages=186, 188|language=en}}</ref> His son, [[Raja]] Mukund Mohan Dar, was coronated the following year.

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

Draft:Virendra Mohan Dar

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Anjali:

{{Infobox royalty
| birth_date = 1758-09-14
| birth_name = Virendra Vasudev Mohan Dar
| birth_place = Akhnoor
| clan_name = House of Dar
| coronation = 1771
| death_date = 1821-02-03
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| dynasty = Dar
| father = Ramhari Dar
| house = Dar
| house-type = Royalty, Jagirdari
| name = Virendra Mohan Dar
| occupation = Businessman and Jagirdar
| reign = 1771-1821
| religion = Kashmiri Pandit
| royal house = Dar
| spouse = 4
| successor = Raja Mukund Mohan Dar
| title = King and Founder of Dar Raj
}}

[[Maharaja]] '''Virendra Vasudev Mohan Dar''' ({{langx|fa|ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار}}), also known as [[Raja]] Virendra Mohan Dar, was the founder of the Dar Raj and a Kashmiri Pandit [[Raja|Maharaja]], Jagirdar and the [[king]] of Dar and Nannar from 1771 until his death in 1821.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=eUy3EQAAQBAJ&pli=1|title=Mahārāja Vīrendra Mohan Dār of Akhnūr|last=Mukherjee|first=Ramesh Chandra|date=1987-07-21|publisher=Nīldhôni Prokāśônā|year=1987|location=Calcutta|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/dar-raj-dhar-raj-of-akhnur-and-dhaka|title=Dar Raj (Dhar Raj) of Akhnur and Dhaka|last=Nalinikanta Bhattacharya|date=1938-04-18}}</ref>

== Early Life and Education ==
Virendra Mohan Dar was born on 14 September 1758, in Akhnoor, Kashmir. He completed his education, in [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Sanskrit]], [[English language|English]] and [[Mathematics]] under [[Kashmiri people|kashmiri pandits]] such as Pt. Madhussudan Kaul.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mx7iEQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=The Raja of Dar- Life and Legacy of Virendra Vasudev of Dar- ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار|last=BL|first=Jitendranath Ghose|date=1931-07-21|publisher=Bridgebit Printing Works, Bowbajaar, Calcutta 1931|year=1931|pages=21, 22, 23|language=en}}</ref>

== Accession ==
During the reign of [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]], he was formally conferred the title of [[Maharaja]] and was coronated in 1771. His role is considered significant in the political and social history of [[Kashmir]].<ref name="KashmirHistory">Khan, Mohammad Ishaq (2004). ''History of Medieval Kashmir''. Srinagar: Gulshan Books. pp. 312–314.</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3uW4EQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=وِرینٛدر موہن دار|last=Mukherjee|first=Ramesh|date=1979-12-06|publisher=Banwara Publishing|language=ar|year=1979}}</ref> The death of [[Ahmad Shah Durrani|Ahmed Shah Durrani]] in 1772 resulted in the decline of the [[Durrani Empire]] due to which the Dar [[Royal family|Raj]] eventually lost power in Akhnoor and the [[Kashmir Valley|Cashmere Valley]], hence they shifted to [[Bengal]] (Now [[Bangladesh]]).<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mx7iEQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=The Raja of Dar- Life and Legacy of Virendra Vasudev of Dar- ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار|last=BL|first=Jitendranath Ghose|date=1931-07-21|publisher=Bridgebit Printing Works, Bowbajaar, Calcutta 1931|year=1931|pages=54, 58, 59|language=en}}</ref>
==Shift to Bengal==
Virendra Mohan constructed the Dhar Rajbari at ''Char Talibari'', in the Rajrajeshwar area of [[Bengal]] (Now [[Bangladesh]]), at a cost of 2 million rupees. Later, due to severe erosion by the [[Padma River]], the palace was completely destroyed. He then built the 250 room Dhar Zamindar Palace at Jalsin, Nannar Village in Dhamrai at a cost of 3 million rupees, which is also known as Nannar Rajbari.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3uW4EQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb&redir_esc=y|title=وِرینٛدر موہن دار|last=Mukherjee|first=Ramesh|date=1979-12-06|publisher=Banwara Publishing|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=m9C8EQAAQBAJ&pg=PT63&dq=Virendra+Mohan+Dar&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiq693olrySAxV_XWwGHTYnOksQ6AF6BAgPEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=ZAMĪNDĀRS OF EARLY BAṄGĀL AND EAST PĀKISTĀN AND DECLINE OF ZAMĪNDĀR SYSTEM|last=Badal|first=M. N. C.|date=1949-06-11|publisher=Baṅgāl Granthālaya Prakāśan|language=en}}</ref>

== Death and Legacy ==
Virendra Mohan Dar is mentioned in various historical texts and records, where he is identified as one of the influential local rulers of Kashmir during the [[Durrani Empire|Durrani]] period. He died in 1821 of [[cancer]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/History_of_Muslim_Civilization_in_India/ciBuAAAAMAAJ|title=History of Muslim Civilization in India and Pakistan: A Political and Cultural History|last=Ikram|first=Sheikh Mohamad|date=1989|publisher=Institute of Islamic Culture|isbn=978-969-469-001-8|pages=201–202|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Kash%C4%ABr_Being_a_History_of_Kashmir_from/ImRDAAAAYAAJ|title=Kashīr, Being a History of Kashmir from the Earliest Times to Our Own|last=Sufi|first=G. M. D.|date=1974|publisher=Light & Life Publishers|pages=85–86|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Historical_Abstracts/pc4LAQAAMAAJ|title=Historical Abstracts: Modern history abstracts, 1775–1914. Part A|date=1988|publisher=American Bibliographical Center, CLIO|pages=69, 70, 98|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Census_of_India_1931/TaDUb97q6GwC|title=Census of India, 1931|last=Commissioner|first=India Census|date=1933|publisher=Manager of Publications|pages=186, 188|language=en}}</ref> His son, [[Raja]] Mukund Mohan Dar, was coronated the following year.

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