Dumraon Raj
Dumraon Raj was a zamindari fedual state in the erstwhile Shahabad district in the present-day Buxar district of Bihar ruled by the Ujjainiya dynasty. The name Dumraon Raj came from the capital town of Dumraon. During the time of Indian independence, Dumraon Raj covered an area of 2,330 km2 which streched from Buxar district in west Bihar to Ballia district in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh. In Ballia district, Dumraon Raj covered rights of more than 70 villages which are located on the banks of the Ganga river.
Dumraon Raj | |||||||||
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| 1604–1949 | |||||||||
The famous Bihari Ji Mandir built by the Maharaja of Dumraon. | |||||||||
| Capital | Dumraon | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism (official) | ||||||||
| Maharaja | |||||||||
• 1604 | Raja Narayan Mal (first) | ||||||||
• 1952 | Maharaja Bahadur Ram Ran Vijay Prasad Singh (last) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Medieval India | ||||||||
• Established | 1604 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1949 | ||||||||
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The royal family of Dumraon is also the main patron of the famous Brahampur fair.
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