Gandhavariya

The Gandhavariya (also known as Gandhawariya and Gandhawaria) are a Rajput clan based in northern Bihar.[1] They ruled over parts of Madhepura district[2] and Saharsa district during medieval times after the decline of the Oiniwar Dynasty.[3]

Origin

One of the theories put forward about the origins of the Gandhavariyas is that they originate from a branch of the Karnat dynasty of Mithila that remained in the region after the Karnat king, Harisimhadeva fled to Kathmandu following the invasion of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.[4]

History

The writer Jyotirishwar Thakur recorded the existence of the Gandhavariyas Rajaputas in his 14th century book Varṇa Ratnākara and detailed how they held sway over much of North Bihar.[5] The traditions of the Gandhavariyas record that prior to their ascendancy in the region, they were engaged in a war with the Bhar who the Gandhavariyas claim to have finished.[6]

The zamindari estate of Sonbarsa Raj was established by Raja Ranjit Singh who belonged to the Gandhavariya clan. They also controlled Baruari and Barail.[4]

See also

References
  1. Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha (1974). "Comprehensive History Of Bihar Vol.1; Pt.2". Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. District Census Handbook, Madhepura (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, Bihar. 2011. p. 11.
  3. History- General (PDF). p. 35.
  4. P. Pathak (1983). "Origin of the Gandhavaria Rajputs of Mithila". The Journal of the Bihar Puravid Parisad. Vii And Viii: 406–420.
  5. Radhakrishna Choudhary. "Mithila In The Age Of Vidyapati". Chaukhambha Orientalia. pp. 131–132. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. Radhakrishna Choudhary (1970). History of Muslim rule in Tirhut, 1206-1765, A.D. Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office. p. 116.
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