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'''Kunwar Dhir Singh''' was an [[Ujjainiya|Ujjainya Parmar]] [[Rajput]] chieftain and rebel who fought against the [[Mughal Empire]] in [[Bihar]] during the 17th century. He was the son of Bikram Shahi of Piru pargana in [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur district]].<ref name="Ansari2019">{{cite book|author=Tahir Hussain Ansari|title=Mughal Administration and the Zamindars of Bihar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kUueDwAAQBAJ|date=20 June 2019|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-00-065152-2|pages=85–90}}</ref><br />
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==Rebellion against the Mughals==<br />
He allied himself with neighbouring chieftain called Rudra Singh and together they carried out multiple raids in the area around [[Tekari]] and Bhojpur.<ref name="Ansari2019" /> The [[subedar]] of Bihar, Safi Khan, realised how strong they were together and worked to break their alliance. He approached Rudra Singh and promised him that the rank and title that he previously held would be restored as long as he apologised for his rebellion and made a substantial payment to the Mughal authorities. Rudra Singh agreed and ended up betraying Kunwar Dhir and the latter ended up going into hiding.<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=PT313|date=22 December 2017|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-351-03416-6|pages=313–}}</ref><br />
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Kunwar Dhir and his forces eventually reappeared in 1682 and captured some villages in [[West Champaran district]]. Rudra Singh was then ordered by the subedar to recapture the lost territory for the Mughals and he marched to Champaran with a strong contingent and defeated Kunwar Dhir. However, Kunwar Dhir reappeared in 1683 and defeated the combined forces of Rudra Singh and Aqidat Khan.<ref name="Ansari2019" /> Emboldened by this victory, Kunwar Dhir made preparations to attack [[Arrah|Ara]] which was controlled by the ''[[faujdar]]'', Aqidat Khan. When this was discovered, an imperial ''farman'' was issued to local Mughal allies to render all possible help to Aqidat Khan. Realising this, Kunwar Dhir fled to [[Gorakhpur]] where he established a new stronghold in Barhaj. In 1685 he began plundering in imperial territories again. However, he realised that Rudra Singh with the support of the Mughals would have eventually suppressed him so he hatched a conspiracy to poison him and succeeded.<ref name="Gopal2017" /><br />
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Kunwar Dhir eventually died in 1712 but his son, Sudhist Narayan continued his rebellion.<ref name="Ansari2019" /><ref name=Ahmad1959>{{cite journal | title=A Historical Account of Chotanagpur in the 18th Century by Raja Shitab Rai | author= Qeyamuddin Ahmad | journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume = 22| year=1959 | pages= 378–389|jstor = 44304326}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:History of Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Rajputs]]<br />
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[[Category:1712 deaths]]<br />
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