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{{Infobox Former Country
|native_name =
|conventional_long_name = Dumraon Raj
|common_name = Dumraon
|continent =
|religion = *[[Hinduism]]
|region =
|era = [[Medieval India|Middle Ages]]
|status =
|government_type =
|life_span =
|year_start = 1604
|year_end = 1949
|event_start =
|date_start =
|event1 =
|date_event1 =
|event2 =
|date_event2 =
|event_end =
|date_end =
|capital = [[Dumraon]]
| p1 = Chero dynasty
|s1 = Republic of India
|leader1 = Raja Narayan Mal <small>(first)</small>
|leader2 = Maharaja Bahadur Ram Ran Vijay Prasad Singh <small>(last)</small>
|year_leader1 = 1604
|year_leader2 = 1952
|title_leader = [[Maharaja]] }}

'''Dumraon Raj''' was a medieval chieftaincy and later a [[zamindari]] estate in erstwhile [[Shahabad district]] of [[Bihar]] (now in [[Buxar district]]).<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> The rulers were granted the title of Raja by the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] emperor and held a mansab of 1000 zat and 800 sawar making them one of the largest estates in Bihar.<ref>{{cite journal | title=The Role of Ujjainiya Rajputs in the Political History of Bihar | author=Rajiva Nain Prasad | journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume = 30| year=1968 | pages= 167–177|jstor = 44141471}}</ref>

They were also the main patrons of the [[Brahmapur, Bihar|Brahampur]] mela.<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>

==Origins==
[[File:Bihari ji Ka Mandir.jpg|thumb|Bihari Ji Mandir built by the Raja of Dumraon]]
The founders of Dumraon Raj were [[Ujjainiya]] [[Rajputs]] who traced their origin to the Parmar rulers of [[Malwa]] who moved to Western Bihar in the 13th century.<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> The various branches of the Ujjainiyas founded various estates in Bihar including Jagdispur, Shakarpura and Dumraon.<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>

One of the major chieftains of Bhojpur, Raja Narayan Mal, received a land grant from the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] emperor [[Jahangir]] and was conferred the title of [[Raja]] in 1604 A.D. His descendant, [[Raja Horil Singh]], moved the capital of Narayan Mals estate to [[Dumraon]] which was also called "Horilnagar".<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 historical papers of the Dumraon Raj are contained within a document called the ''Tawarikh-i-Ujjainiya'' which details the history of the chieftaincy as well as some of the earlier rulers including:<ref name=Ambashthya1959 />

*1st Raja — Narayan Mal (1604-1622)
*2nd Raja — Prabhal Singh (1622-1672)
*3rd Raja — Sujan Singh (1672-1708)
*4th Raja — [[Raja Horil Singh|Horil Shah]] (1708-1746)
*5th Raja — Chhatardhari Singh (1746-1770)
*6th Raja — Vikramaditya Singh (1770-1805)
*7th Raja — Jai Prakash Singh (1805-1838)
*8th Raja — Janki Prasad Singh (1838-1844)
*9th Raja — Maheshwar Baksh Singh (1844-1881)
*10th Raja — Radha Prasad Singh (1881-1894)
*Maharani Beni Prasad Kuari (1894-1907)
*11th Raja — Srinivas Prasad Singh (1907-1911)
*12th Raja — Keshav Prasad Singh (1911-1933)
*13th Raja — Ram Ran Vijay Prasad Singh (1933-1947)

==See also==
*[[Ujjainiya]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:States and territories established in 1604]]
[[Category:States and territories disestablished in 1952]]
[[Category:Kingdoms of Bihar]]
[[Category:History of Bihar]]
[[Category:Zamindari estates]]

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Jainil Prajapati: Updated formatting and improved readability

2401:4900:51D1:1B56:2B64:31A7:D4C3:D45B at 15:00, 6 May 2021