Harihobans

Harihobans also known as Haihay are a clan of Rajputs that reside mainly Bhojpur district of Bihar with a smaller community also present in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh.[1] They were the rulers of Behea and under the leadership of Ram Pal Singh.[2][3]

The family history of the Harihobans detail that their ancestors settled in Manjhi after a long struggle with the Cheros.[4]

References
  1. http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1015_PART_B_DCHB_GOPALGANJ.pdf
  2. Peter Gottschalk (2013). Religion, Science, and Empire: Classifying Hinduism and Islam in British India. OUP USA. pp. 259–261. ISBN 978-0-19-539301-9.
  3. Kalyan Mukherjee (1979). "Peasant Revolt in Bhojpur". Economic and Political Weekly. 14 (36): 1536–1538. JSTOR 4367921.
  4. Anand A. Yang (1 January 1989). The Limited Raj: Agrarian Relations in Colonial India, Saran District, 1793-1920. University of California Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-520-05711-1.
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