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=== The Split: Elder branch (Tamkuhi) and Younger branch (Hathwa) ===
=== The Split: Elder branch (Tamkuhi) and Younger branch (Hathwa) ===
During the armed resistance of [[Raja Fateh Bahadur Shahi]] (Fateh Shahi) against East India Company from about 1767 to 1787, refusing to pay revenue after the Company gained ''Diwani'' rights in Bihar. His guerrilla campaigns disrupted British control but eventually exhausted Husainpur’s resources.
During Fateh Bahadur Shahi’s armed resistance (1767–1787), Husainpur’s resources were eventually exhausted.


* By the late 1780s, Husainpur was '''suppressed militarily''' and stripped of much of its authority. The estate’s prestige collapsed, leaving its descendants to seek new bases of power.
By the late 1780s, Husainpur was suppressed militarily and stripped of authority.
* After Husainpur’s decline, the '''Baghochia dynasty split into two lines''':
 
*# '''Elder Branch → Tamkuhi Raj (U.P.):'''
The Baghochia dynasty then split into two lines:
*#* Established in Gorakhpur Division, centered at Tamkuhi.
 
*#* Defeated the Bisen Rajputs of [https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9D%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C Majhauli Raj], who had been the native rulers in Gorakhpur.
Elder Branch → Tamkuhi Raj (U.P.): Established in Gorakhpur Division, centered at Tamkuhi. Defeated the Bisen Rajputs of Majhauli Raj, and was recognized by the British under Pargana Sidhooha Jobna.
*#* Recognized by the British as a zamindari estate under ''Pargana Sidhooha Jobna''.
 
*# '''Younger Branch → Hathwa Raj (Bihar):'''
Younger Branch → Hathwa Raj (Bihar): Consolidated in Bihar with British patronage, becoming one of the largest zamindari estates in the province, often in rivalry with Tamkuhi.
*#* Consolidated in Bihar with British patronage.
*#* Became one of the largest zamindari estates in the province, often in rivalry with Tamkuhi.


== Rebellion and Resistance ==
== Rebellion and Resistance ==