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=== Maharaja Sirdar Shahi and Fateh Bahadur Shahi === | === Maharaja Sirdar Shahi and Fateh Bahadur Shahi === | ||
The Baghochia Bhumihar dynasty of Husainpur in Saran, Bihar, rose to prominence under '''Maharaja Sirdar Shahi''', who secured recognition and prestige during the Mughal period. His reign consolidated Husainpur’s authority, and the family’s title of '''''Shahi''''' reflected their elevated status as zamindars with hereditary rights. This foundation set the stage for later generations to expand influence into neighbouring terretories of Champaran and Gorakhpur.The most pivotal figure in this line was '''Raja Fateh Bahadur Shahi''' (often called '''Fateh Shahi'''), who became the 99th ruler of Husainpur around the mid‑18th century. After the '''Battle of Buxar (1764)''' and the Company’s acquisition of ''Diwani'' rights in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa, Fateh Bahadur Shahi refused to submit to British revenue demands. Between '''1767 and 1787''', he led a sustained guerrilla resistance against the East India Company, striking from the forests along the Ghaghara and Gandak rivers. | The Baghochia Bhumihar dynasty of Husainpur in Saran, Bihar, rose to prominence under '''Maharaja Sirdar Shahi''', who secured recognition and prestige during the Mughal period. His reign consolidated Husainpur’s authority, and the family’s title of '''''Shahi''''' reflected their elevated status as zamindars with hereditary rights. This foundation set the stage for later generations to expand influence into neighbouring terretories of Champaran and Gorakhpur. | ||
The most pivotal figure in this line was '''Raja Fateh Bahadur Shahi''' (often called '''Fateh Shahi'''), who became the 99th ruler of Husainpur around the mid‑18th century. After the '''Battle of Buxar (1764)''' and the Company’s acquisition of ''Diwani'' rights in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa, Fateh Bahadur Shahi refused to submit to British revenue demands. Between '''1767 and 1787''', he led a sustained guerrilla resistance against the East India Company, striking from the forests along the Ghaghara and Gandak rivers. | |||
=== The Split: Elder branch (Tamkuhi) and Younger branch (Hathwa) === | === The Split: Elder branch (Tamkuhi) and Younger branch (Hathwa) === | ||