Gandhavariya

The Gandhavariya (also known as Gandhawariya and Gandhawaria) are a Rajput clan based in northern Bihar.[1] They ruled over parts of Madhepura district[2] and Saharsa district during medieval times after the decline of the Oiniwar Dynasty.[3]

Origins

One of the theories put forward about the origins of the Gandhavariyas is that they originate from a branch of the Karnat dynasty of Mithila that remained in the region after the Karnat king, Harisimhadeva fled to Kathmandu following the invasion of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.[4]

History

The writer Jyotirishwar Thakur recorded the existence of the Gandhavariyas Rajaputas in his 14th century book Varṇa Ratnākara and detailed how they held sway over much of North Bihar.[5] The traditions of the Gandhavariyas record that prior to their ascendancy in the region, they were engaged in a war with the Bhar who the Gandhavariyas claim to have finished.[6]

One theory said that they had came from the district of dhar from madhya pradesh.And they were origanly parmar rajput.Their first ruler got goddeses jivach blessings in their way to mithla They had captured mithala and after they captured territory of gandh in mithala.and killed the king of gandha dynasty they changed their surname from parmar to ganwariya.

The zamindari estate of Sonbarsa Raj was established by Raja Ranjit Singh who belonged to the Gandhavariya clan. They also controlled Baruari and Barail. The Zamindar of Mangwar also belongs to this clan, Thakur Saheb Ayodhya Pr. Singh ji of Mangwar under whom the zamindari estates of Barsingha and Rauta was.[4]

See also

References
  1. Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha (1974). "Comprehensive History Of Bihar Vol.1; Pt.2". Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. District Census Handbook, Madhepura (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, Bihar. 2011. p. 11.
  3. (PDF). p. 35 http://lrc.bih.nic.in/Gazetteer/Saharsa/chapter-II.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. P. Pathak (1983). "Origin of the Gandhavaria Rajputs of Mithila". The Journal of the Bihar Puravid Parisad. Vii And Viii: 406–420.
  5. Radhakrishna Choudhary. "Mithila In The Age Of Vidyapati". Chaukhambha Orientalia. pp. 131–132. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. Radhakrishna Choudhary (1970). History of Muslim rule in Tirhut, 1206-1765, A.D. Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office. p. 116.
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