Bettiah Raj | |
|---|---|
| 16th century–1952 | |
| Capital | Bettiah |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Historical era | India under the Mughal Empire |
• Established | 16th century |
• Disestablished | 1952 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,724 km2 (1,824 sq mi) |
Buildings in the Bettiah Raj, including the old gate, mandir, and Bettiah Raj Mahal (top), with a focus on the Ghanta Ghar of the Bettiah Raj Mahal (bottom)
The Bettiah Raj was a chieftaincy in the Mughal province of Bihar.[1] The area of the Bettiah Raj was about 2000 sq. miles[2] and it generated an annual land revenue of more than 2 million rupees.[3][4]
Its territory was mainly situated within the sarkar of Champaran and consisted of the mahals of Samru, Mehsi and Majhora.[5]
- ^ Kalapura, J. (2008). NEPAL INSCRIBED : CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES IN NEPAL IN THE 18TH CENTURY. Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, 69, 881–903. "Then they sailed to Patna by the Ganges, took the land route through the Bettiah kingdom (north Bihar), reached Kathmandu, capital of Kathmandu Kingdom in Nepal Valley, and eventually reached Lhasa, capital of Tibet, their ultimate destination, in 1707."
- ^ Prasad, Dr Rajendra (1 October 2023). Satyagraha In Champaran: Satyagraha In Champaran: The Beginning of India's Non-Violent Freedom Struggle. Prabhat Prakashan. p. 23. ISBN 978-81-8430-174-8.
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India: Provincial Series. Superintendent of Government Printing. 1909.
- ^ Bihar men samajik parivartan ke kuchh ayam (in Hindi). Vani Prakashan. 2001. ISBN 978-81-7055-755-5.
- ^ Tahir Hussain Ansari (20 June 2019). Mughal Administration and the Zamindars of Bihar. Taylor & Francis. pp. 288–293. ISBN 978-1-00-065152-2.