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	== Shift to Bengal ==		== 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 Upazila\|Dhamrai]] at a cost of 3 million rupees, which is also known as Nannar Rajbari.<ref name="Mukherjee"/><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Badal \|first=M. N. C. \|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 \|date=1949-06-11 \|publisher=Baṅgāl Granthālaya Prakāśan \|language=en}}</ref>{{sfn\|Basu\|1919\|pp=112–125}} The House of Dar under The Maharaja, spanned over 40,000 acres of land across [[Bangladesh]] and [[Jammu]].<ref>Singh, Ravinath. (1974). ''The life and death of Virendra of Dhar Raj: A critical analysis of the final siege of Dhar''. In K. P. Acharya & D. Sharma (Eds.), ''Historiography of the Central Provinces: Vol. 4. The Paramara Epoch'' (A. M. C. Hollingbery, Trans.; 3rd ed., '''pp'''. 412, 414, 419, 421–485). ''Oriental Research Publishing House''. (Original work published 1921).</ref> In 1813, the title of ''[[Maharaja Bahadur\|Bahadur]]'' was formally conferred upon Virendra Mohan Dar by Nawab [[Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan]] of [[Murshidabad]], with the official sanction of the British Governor-General, [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto\|Lord Minto I]], in recognition of his significant contributions to land expansion, the construction of irrigation works, and consistent revenue payments to the [[East India Company]].{{Sfn\|Sen\|1941\|p=204}} By the end of 1820 he established 3 palaces in the [[Dhamrai Upazila]].{{Sfn\|Pal\|1908\|p=150}}		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 Upazila\|Dhamrai]] at a cost of 3 million rupees, which is also known as Nannar Rajbari.<ref name="Mukherjee"/><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Badal \|first=M. N. C. \|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 \|date=1949-06-11 \|publisher=Baṅgāl Granthālaya Prakāśan \|language=en}}</ref>{{sfn\|Basu\|1919\|pp=112–125}} The House of Dar under The Maharaja, spanned over 40,000 acres of land across [[Bangladesh]] and [[Jammu]].<ref>Singh, Ravinath. (1974). ''The life and death of Virendra of Dhar Raj: A critical analysis of the final siege of Dhar''. In K. P. Acharya & D. Sharma (Eds.), ''Historiography of the Central Provinces: Vol. 4. The Paramara Epoch'' (A. M. C. Hollingbery, Trans.; 3rd ed., '''pp'''. 412, 414, 419, 421–485). ''Oriental Research Publishing House''. (Original work published 1921).</ref> In 1813, the title of ''[[Maharaja Bahadur\|Bahadur]]'' was formally conferred upon Virendra Mohan Dar by Nawab [[Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan]] of [[Murshidabad]], with the official sanction of the British Governor-General, [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto\|Lord Minto I]], in recognition of his significant contributions to land expansion, the construction of irrigation works, and consistent revenue payments to the [[East India Company]].{{Sfn\|Sen\|1941\|p=204}} By the end of 1820 he established 3 palaces in the [[Dhamrai Upazila]] including the [[Dhar Zamindar Palace]] and [[Jalsin Palace]].{{Sfn\|Pal\|1908\|p=150}}

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	== Death and legacy ==		== Death and legacy ==
	[[File:Utkaldipikanews1906.png\|thumb\|''[[Utkala Dipika]]''. 8 August 1906. p. 98.]]		[[File:Utkaldipikanews1906.png\|thumb\|''[[Utkala Dipika]]''. 8 August 1906. p. 98.]]
	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.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Ikram \|first=Sheikh Mohamad \|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 \|date=1989 \|publisher=Institute of Islamic Culture \|isbn=978-969-469-001-8 \|pages=201–202 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Sufi \|first=G. M. D. \|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 \|date=1974 \|publisher=Light & Life Publishers \|pages=85–86 \|language=en}}</ref> In the year 1816, his son comissioned a portrait of him by [[Thomas Hickey (painter)\|Thomas Hickey]].{{Sfn\|Pal\|1908\|p=283}} In August 1906, the [[Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo\|Maharaja]] of [[Mayurbhanj State]] authorized the striking of a unique, ceremonial [[gold coin]] to posthumously honor the long-standing political and administrative legacy of Raja Virendra Mohan Dar, on the request of the [[Dewan]]- Mohini Mohan Dhar.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=টুডে ডেস্ক \|first=বাংলাদেশ বার্তা \|title=শতবর্ষের আলো ছড়াচ্ছে ধামরাইয়ের জলসীন এলোকেশী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় \|url=https://www.bangladeshbartatoday.com/details/feature/2721 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-09-17 \|website=bangladeshbartatoday.com \|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Majumdar \|first=S \|title=শতবর্ষ পেরিয়েও বেসরকারি! ঐতিহ্যের এলোকেশী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়কে সরকারি করার দাবি \|url=https://doiniksokolerbarta.com/2026/09/17/%e0%a6%b6%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b7-%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%af%e0%a6%bc%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%93-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%bf/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-09-17 \|website=doiniksokolerbarta \|language=bn}}</ref> The commemorative coin featured a portrait of Dar on one side and the official emblem of the [[House of Dar\|Dar Raj State]] on the reverse. It was placed on public display at the Dar Raj Kachahri on September 14, 1906.<ref>{{cite news \|date=8 August 1906 \|title=The Mashra correspondent of the same paper states... \|newspaper=[[Utkala Dipika]] \|department=Section 98 \|page=98}}</ref> He died in 1821 of [[cancer]].<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 \|last=Commissioner \|first=India Census \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Census_of_India_1931/TaDUb97q6GwC \|title=Census of India, 1931 \|date=1933 \|publisher=Manager of Publications \|pages=186, 188 \|language=en}}</ref> His son, [[Raja]] Mukund Mohan Dar, was [[Coronation\|coronated]] the following year.		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.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Ikram \|first=Sheikh Mohamad \|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 \|date=1989 \|publisher=Institute of Islamic Culture \|isbn=978-969-469-001-8 \|pages=201–202 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Sufi \|first=G. M. D. \|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 \|date=1974 \|publisher=Light & Life Publishers \|pages=85–86 \|language=en}}</ref> In the year 1816, his son comissioned a portrait of him by [[Thomas Hickey (painter)\|Thomas Hickey]].{{Sfn\|Pal\|1908\|p=283}} In August 1906, the [[Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo\|Maharaja]] of [[Mayurbhanj State]] authorized the striking of a unique, ceremonial [[gold coin]] to posthumously honor the long-standing political and administrative legacy of Raja Virendra Mohan Dar, on the request of the [[Dewan]]- [[Mohini Mohan Dhar]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=টুডে ডেস্ক \|first=বাংলাদেশ বার্তা \|title=শতবর্ষের আলো ছড়াচ্ছে ধামরাইয়ের জলসীন এলোকেশী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় \|url=https://www.bangladeshbartatoday.com/details/feature/2721 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-09-17 \|website=bangladeshbartatoday.com \|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Majumdar \|first=S \|title=শতবর্ষ পেরিয়েও বেসরকারি! ঐতিহ্যের এলোকেশী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়কে সরকারি করার দাবি \|url=https://doiniksokolerbarta.com/2026/09/17/%e0%a6%b6%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b7-%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%af%e0%a6%bc%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%93-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%bf/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-09-17 \|website=doiniksokolerbarta \|language=bn}}</ref> The commemorative coin featured a portrait of Dar on one side and the official emblem of the [[House of Dar\|Dar Raj State]] on the reverse. It was placed on public display at the Dar Raj Kachahri on September 14, 1906.<ref>{{cite news \|date=8 August 1906 \|title=The Mashra correspondent of the same paper states... \|newspaper=[[Utkala Dipika]] \|department=Section 98 \|page=98}}</ref> He died in 1821 of [[cancer]].<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 \|last=Commissioner \|first=India Census \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Census_of_India_1931/TaDUb97q6GwC \|title=Census of India, 1931 \|date=1933 \|publisher=Manager of Publications \|pages=186, 188 \|language=en}}</ref> His son, [[Raja]] Mukund Mohan Dar, was [[Coronation\|coronated]] the following year.

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	[[Raja\|Maharaja]] '''Virendra Vasudev Mohan Dar''' ''Bahadur'' ({{langx\|fa\|ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار}}) (14 September 1758 – 3 February 1821), also known as [[Raja]] Virendra Mohan Dar or The Saffron King, was a [[Kashmiri Pandit]] [[jagirdar]] and the King of 16 Dar estates in [[Jammu]]<ref group="note">~~The~~ 11,000 acre northern frontier estates centered around [[Akhnoor]] along the [[Chenab River]] included Dar, Ambaran, Pamberwan, Maira, Garkhal, Sohal, Brui alongside surrounding village tracts and mouzas- Jia Pota, Jourian, Pargwal, Bhalwal, Gharota, Sui, Dauri, Malpur along with foothill tracts extending towards Khouri and Bhimber.</ref> from 1771 until the collapse of the royal family in 1789 and 19 Dar estates in [[Bangladesh]] and [[West Bengal]]<ref group="note">The eastern 45,000 acre holdings in the [[Dhaka District\|Dacca District]] were governed from Rajrajeshwar (Char Talibari) and Nannar Rajbari, encompassing [[Dhamrai Upazila\|Dhamrai]], [[Rowail]], Sharifbagh, Demra, Ashulia, Jalsin, Sambha, Suapur, Amta, and regional border tracts in Kaliganj, [[Harirampur, West Bengal\|Harirampur]], [[Manikganj]], [[Saturia]], and Ghior.</ref> until his death in 1821.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Mukherjee \|first=Ramesh Chandra \|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=eUy3EQAAQBAJ&pli=1 \|title=Mahārāja Vīrendra Mohan Dār of Akhnūr \|date=1987-07-21 \|publisher=Nīldhôni Prokāśônā \|location=Calcutta \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Nalinikanta Bhattacharya \|url=http://archive.org/details/dar-raj-dhar-raj-of-akhnur-and-dhaka \|title=Dar Raj (Dhar Raj) of Akhnur and Dhaka \|date=1938-04-18}}</ref>		[[Raja\|Maharaja]] '''Virendra Vasudev Mohan Dar''' ''Bahadur'' ({{langx\|fa\|ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار}}) (14 September 1758 – 3 February 1821), also known as [[Raja]] Virendra Mohan Dar or The Saffron King, was a [[Kashmiri Pandit]] [[jagirdar]] and the King of 16 Dar estates in [[Jammu]]<ref group="note">We 11,000 acre northern frontier estates centered around [[Akhnoor]] along the [[Chenab River]] included Dar, Ambaran, Pamberwan, Maira, Garkhal, Sohal, Brui alongside surrounding village tracts and mouzas- Jia Pota, Jourian, Pargwal, Bhalwal, Gharota, Sui, Dauri, Malpur along with foothill tracts extending towards Khouri and Bhimber.</ref> from 1771 until the collapse of the royal family in 1789 and 19 Dar estates in [[Bangladesh]] and [[West Bengal]]<ref group="note">The eastern 45,000 acre holdings in the [[Dhaka District\|Dacca District]] were governed from Rajrajeshwar (Char Talibari) and Nannar Rajbari, encompassing [[Dhamrai Upazila\|Dhamrai]], [[Rowail]], Sharifbagh, Demra, Ashulia, Jalsin, Sambha, Suapur, Amta, and regional border tracts in Kaliganj, [[Harirampur, West Bengal\|Harirampur]], [[Manikganj]], [[Saturia]], and Ghior.</ref> until his death in 1821.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Mukherjee \|first=Ramesh Chandra \|url=https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=eUy3EQAAQBAJ&pli=1 \|title=Mahārāja Vīrendra Mohan Dār of Akhnūr \|date=1987-07-21 \|publisher=Nīldhôni Prokāśônā \|location=Calcutta \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Nalinikanta Bhattacharya \|url=http://archive.org/details/dar-raj-dhar-raj-of-akhnur-and-dhaka \|title=Dar Raj (Dhar Raj) of Akhnur and Dhaka \|date=1938-04-18}}</ref>
	{{Short description\|Indian Zamindar and Businessman}}		{{Short description\|Indian Zamindar and Businessman}}
	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
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	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 Upazila\|Dhamrai]] at a cost of 3 million rupees, which is also known as Nannar Rajbari.<ref name="Mukherjee"/><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Badal \|first=M. N. C. \|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 \|date=1949-06-11 \|publisher=Baṅgāl Granthālaya Prakāśan \|language=en}}</ref>{{sfn\|Basu\|1919\|pp=112–125}} The House of Dar under The Maharaja, spanned over 40,000 acres of land across [[Bangladesh]] and [[Jammu]].<ref>Singh, Ravinath. (1974). ''The life and death of Virendra of Dhar Raj: A critical analysis of the final siege of Dhar''. In K. P. Acharya & D. Sharma (Eds.), ''Historiography of the Central Provinces: Vol. 4. The Paramara Epoch'' (A. M. C. Hollingbery, Trans.; 3rd ed., '''pp'''. 412, 414, 419, 421–485). ''Oriental Research Publishing House''. (Original work published 1921).</ref> In 1813, the title of ''[[Maharaja Bahadur\|Bahadur]]'' was formally conferred upon Virendra Mohan Dar by Nawab [[Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan]] of [[Murshidabad]], with the official sanction of the British Governor-General, [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto\|Lord Minto I]], in recognition of his significant contributions to land expansion, the construction of irrigation works, and consistent revenue payments to the [[East India Company]].{{Sfn\|Sen\|1941\|p=204}} By the end of 1820 he established 3 palaces in the [[Dhamrai Upazila]].{{Sfn\|Pal\|1908\|p=150}}		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 Upazila\|Dhamrai]] at a cost of 3 million rupees, which is also known as Nannar Rajbari.<ref name="Mukherjee"/><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Badal \|first=M. N. C. \|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 \|date=1949-06-11 \|publisher=Baṅgāl Granthālaya Prakāśan \|language=en}}</ref>{{sfn\|Basu\|1919\|pp=112–125}} The House of Dar under The Maharaja, spanned over 40,000 acres of land across [[Bangladesh]] and [[Jammu]].<ref>Singh, Ravinath. (1974). ''The life and death of Virendra of Dhar Raj: A critical analysis of the final siege of Dhar''. In K. P. Acharya & D. Sharma (Eds.), ''Historiography of the Central Provinces: Vol. 4. The Paramara Epoch'' (A. M. C. Hollingbery, Trans.; 3rd ed., '''pp'''. 412, 414, 419, 421–485). ''Oriental Research Publishing House''. (Original work published 1921).</ref> In 1813, the title of ''[[Maharaja Bahadur\|Bahadur]]'' was formally conferred upon Virendra Mohan Dar by Nawab [[Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan]] of [[Murshidabad]], with the official sanction of the British Governor-General, [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto\|Lord Minto I]], in recognition of his significant contributions to land expansion, the construction of irrigation works, and consistent revenue payments to the [[East India Company]].{{Sfn\|Sen\|1941\|p=204}} By the end of 1820 he established 3 palaces in the [[Dhamrai Upazila]].{{Sfn\|Pal\|1908\|p=150}}

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			[[File:Royal Standard of the House of Dar.png\|thumb\|Royal Standard of the [[House of Dar]] with the Coat of Arms of the King of the House of Dar]]

			[[File:Royal Standard of the House of Dar (16 Dar Estates of Akhnoor).svg\|thumb\|Royal Standard of the House of Dar in Jammu from (1771 to 1789) which represented the role of the [[House of Dar\|Dar Zamindari]] over 16 villages and mouzas in Jammu and Kashmir Valley area.]]

			[[File:Royal Standard of the House of Dar (19 Dar Estates of Bengal).svg\|thumb\|Royal Standard of the House of Dar in Bengal (Now [[Bangladesh]] and parts of [[West Bengal\|Bengal]]) (Since 1799) which represented the role of the [[House of Dar\|Dar Zamindari]] over 19 villages and mouzas in Bengal (Now parts of [[Bangladesh]] and [[West Bengal]])

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			[[File:Royal Standard of the House of Hunderman (Of the House of Dar).svg\|thumb\|Royal Standard of the House of Hunderman (Founded by the cousin of The Maharaja, in [[Hunderman]]) After the death of Waqif Ali Khan, in 1810, the Maharaja and the [[House of Dar\|Dar Raj]] took over the House of Hunderman.]]



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	{{Short description\|Indian Zamindar and Businessman}}		{{Short description\|Indian Zamindar and Businessman}}
	== Early life and education ==		== 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. Madhusudan Kaul.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book \|last=BL \|first=Jitendranath Ghose \|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 \|date=1931-07-21 \|publisher=Bridgebit Printing Works, Bowbajaar, Calcutta 1931 \|pages=21, 22, 23 \|language=en}}</ref>{{sfn\|Basu\|1919\|pp=10–14}}		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. Madhusudan Kaul.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book \|last=BL \|first=Jitendranath Ghose \|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 \|date=1931-07-21 \|publisher=Bridgebit Printing Works, Bowbajaar, Calcutta 1931 \|pages=21, 22, 23 \|language=en}}</ref>{{sfn\|Basu\|1919\|pp=10–14}} He was the grandson of Kashmiri Pandit Saffron Merchant- Hari Krishna Mohan Dar.
	== Accession ==		== Accession ==
	[[File:Coat of Arms of the King of the House of Dar.png\|Coat of Arms of the King of the House\|thumb]]		[[File:Coat of Arms of the King of the House of Dar.png\|Coat of Arms of the King of the House\|thumb]]

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	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>		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==		==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>		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 Upazila\|Dhamrai]] at a cost of 3 million rupees, which is also known as Nannar Rajbari.<ref name="Mukherjee" /><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Badal\|first=M. N. C.\|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\|date=1949-06-11\|publisher=Baṅgāl Granthālaya Prakāśan\|language=en}}</ref>{{sfn\|Basu\|1919\|pp=112–125}} The House of Dar under The Maharaja, spanned over 40,000 acres of land across [[Bangladesh]] and [[Jammu]].<ref>Singh, Ravinath. (1974). ''The life and death of Virendra of Dhar Raj: A critical analysis of the final siege of Dhar''. In K. P. Acharya & D. Sharma (Eds.), ''Historiography of the Central Provinces: Vol. 4. The Paramara Epoch'' (A. M. C. Hollingbery, Trans.; 3rd ed., '''pp'''. 412, 414, 419, 421–485). ''Oriental Research Publishing House''. (Original work published 1921).</ref> In 1813, the title of ''[[Maharaja Bahadur\|Bahadur]]'' was formally conferred upon Virendra Mohan Dar by Nawab [[Zain-ud-Din Ali Khan]] of [[Murshidabad]], with the official sanction of the British Governor-General, [[Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto\|Lord Minto I]], in recognition of his significant contributions to land expansion, the construction of irrigation works, and consistent revenue payments to the [[East India Company]].{{Sfn\|Sen\|1941\|p=204}} By the end of 1820 he established 3 palaces in the [[Dhamrai Upazila]].{{Sfn\|Pal\|1908\|p=150}}

	== Death and legacy ==		== Death and legacy ==

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	== Death and legacy ==		== Death and legacy ==
	[[File:Utkaldipikanews1906.png\|thumb\|''[[Utkala Dipika]]''. 8 August 1906. p. 98.]]		[[File:Utkaldipikanews1906.png\|thumb\|''Utkala Dipika''. 8 August 1906. p. 98.]]
	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.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Ikram \|first=Sheikh Mohamad \|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 \|date=1989 \|publisher=Institute of Islamic Culture \|isbn=978-969-469-001-8 \|pages=201–202 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Sufi \|first=G. M. D. \|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 \|date=1974 \|publisher=Light & Life Publishers \|pages=85–86 \|language=en}}</ref> In the year 1816, his son comissioned a portrait of him by [[Thomas Hickey (painter)\|Thomas Hickey]].{{Sfn\|Pal\|1908\|p=283}} In August 1906, the [[Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo\|Maharaja]] of [[Mayurbhanj State]] authorized the striking of a unique, ceremonial [[gold coin]] to posthumously honor the long-standing political and administrative legacy of Raja Virendra Mohan Dar, on the request of the [[Dewan]]- Mohini Mohan Dhar.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=টুডে ডেস্ক \|first=বাংলাদেশ বার্তা \|title=শতবর্ষের আলো ছড়াচ্ছে ধামরাইয়ের জলসীন এলোকেশী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় \|url=https://www.bangladeshbartatoday.com/details/feature/2721 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-09-17 \|website=bangladeshbartatoday.com \|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Majumdar \|first=S \|title=শতবর্ষ পেরিয়েও বেসরকারি! ঐতিহ্যের এলোকেশী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়কে সরকারি করার দাবি \|url=https://doiniksokolerbarta.com/2026/09/17/%e0%a6%b6%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b7-%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%af%e0%a6%bc%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%93-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%bf/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-09-17 \|website=doiniksokolerbarta \|language=bn}}</ref> The commemorative coin featured a portrait of Dar on one side and the official emblem of the [[House of Dar\|Dar Raj State]] on the reverse. It was placed on public display at the Dar Raj Kachahri on September 14, 1906.<ref>{{cite news \|date=8 August 1906 \|title=The Mashra correspondent of the same paper states... \|newspaper=[[Utkala Dipika]] \|department=Section 98 \|page=98}}</ref> He died in 1821 of [[cancer]].<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 \|last=Commissioner \|first=India Census \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Census_of_India_1931/TaDUb97q6GwC \|title=Census of India, 1931 \|date=1933 \|publisher=Manager of Publications \|pages=186, 188 \|language=en}}</ref> His son, [[Raja]] Mukund Mohan Dar, was [[Coronation\|coronated]] the following year.		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.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Ikram \|first=Sheikh Mohamad \|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 \|date=1989 \|publisher=Institute of Islamic Culture \|isbn=978-969-469-001-8 \|pages=201–202 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Sufi \|first=G. M. D. \|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 \|date=1974 \|publisher=Light & Life Publishers \|pages=85–86 \|language=en}}</ref> In the year 1816, his son comissioned a portrait of him by [[Thomas Hickey (painter)\|Thomas Hickey]].{{Sfn\|Pal\|1908\|p=283}} In August 1906, the [[Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo\|Maharaja]] of [[Mayurbhanj State]] authorized the striking of a unique, ceremonial [[gold coin]] to posthumously honor the long-standing political and administrative legacy of Raja Virendra Mohan Dar, on the request of the [[Dewan]]- Mohini Mohan Dhar.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=টুডে ডেস্ক \|first=বাংলাদেশ বার্তা \|title=শতবর্ষের আলো ছড়াচ্ছে ধামরাইয়ের জলসীন এলোকেশী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় \|url=https://www.bangladeshbartatoday.com/details/feature/2721 \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-09-17 \|website=bangladeshbartatoday.com \|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Majumdar \|first=S \|title=শতবর্ষ পেরিয়েও বেসরকারি! ঐতিহ্যের এলোকেশী উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়কে সরকারি করার দাবি \|url=https://doiniksokolerbarta.com/2026/09/17/%e0%a6%b6%e0%a6%a4%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b7-%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%af%e0%a6%bc%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%93-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%bf/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-09-17 \|website=doiniksokolerbarta \|language=bn}}</ref> The commemorative coin featured a portrait of Dar on one side and the official emblem of the [[House of Dar\|Dar Raj State]] on the reverse. It was placed on public display at the Dar Raj Kachahri on September 14, 1906.<ref>{{cite news \|date=8 August 1906 \|title=The Mashra correspondent of the same paper states... \|newspaper=[[Utkala Dipika]] \|department=Section 98 \|page=98}}</ref> He died in 1821 of [[cancer]].<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 \|last=Commissioner \|first=India Census \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Census_of_India_1931/TaDUb97q6GwC \|title=Census of India, 1931 \|date=1933 \|publisher=Manager of Publications \|pages=186, 188 \|language=en}}</ref> His son, [[Raja]] Mukund Mohan Dar, was [[Coronation\|coronated]] the following year.