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RaiBahadur (talk | contribs) Created page with "= Amawan Raj = thumb|Raja Harihar Prasad Narayan Singh Amawan Raj, also known as the Amawan Estate, was a prominent zamindari estate of the Patna region of Bihar, British India. The estate developed into one of the important landed houses of the region during the nineteenth century and was particularly associated with Raja Bahadur Harihar Prasad Narain Singh of Amawan. The history of Amawan Raj is connected with the wider n..." |
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=== Early '''history''' === | === Early '''history''' === | ||
According to the Patna district administrative account, the family of Amawan traced its ancestry to Basdeo Rai, described as a Bhumihar | According to the Patna district administrative account, the family of Amawan traced its ancestry to Basdeo Rai, described as a Bhumihar who came from Sairpur near Benares (present-day Varanasi) and settled in the Sair area of the Malda pargana. | ||
Basdeo Rai's grandson, Chaudhuri Bhelam Singh, expanded the family's milkiat through purchases in or around 1670. The family subsequently possessed proprietary interests in Malda. During the implementation of the Permanent Settlement, however, the family's ancestors failed to secure their position and their milkiats were settled with outsiders, leaving the family with malikana rights. | Basdeo Rai's grandson, Chaudhuri Bhelam Singh, expanded the family's milkiat through purchases in or around 1670. The family subsequently possessed proprietary interests in Malda. During the implementation of the Permanent Settlement, however, the family's ancestors failed to secure their position and their milkiats were settled with outsiders, leaving the family with malikana rights. | ||
