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[[File:Rasoolpur_Emblem.png|thumb|right|200px|Emblem of Rasoolpur Estate]] | [[File:Rasoolpur_Emblem.png|thumb|right|200px|Emblem of Rasoolpur Estate]] | ||
The '''Rasulpur Estate''' (also known as the Beni Rasulpur Estate or Rasulpur Zamindari) was one of the historically significant [[zamindari]] estates in the [[Azamgarh division]] (currently Mau district) of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. Functioning as a semi-autonomous zamindari during the [[East India Company]] and later as a significant zamindari under British colonial administration, the estate was known to be the second largest land holding in Azamgarh division[[#ref-1|[1]]] and had significant land holding in [[Saran division]] of [[Bihar]][[#ref-3|[3]]]. | The '''Rasulpur Estate''' (also known as the Beni Rasulpur Estate or Rasulpur Zamindari) was one of the historically significant [[zamindari]] estates in the [[Azamgarh division]] (currently Mau district) of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. Functioning as a semi-autonomous zamindari during the [[East India Company]] and later as a significant zamindari under British colonial administration, the estate was known to be the second largest land holding in Azamgarh division[[#ref-1|[1]]] and had significant land holding in [[Saran division]] of [[Bihar]][[#ref-3|[3]]]. | ||
== Origins, lineage, and background == | == Origins, lineage, and background == | ||
The Rasulpur Estate was governed by the '''Eksariya mool''', a lineage of [[Bhumihars]]. Recognized as one of the oldest aristocratic families in Azamgarh. | The Rasulpur Estate was governed by the '''Eksariya mool''', a lineage of [[Bhumihars]]. Recognized as one of the oldest aristocratic families in Azamgarh. | ||