The House of Baghoch, commonly known as Baghochia, was the ruling dynasty of Hathua state and Bansgaon state (later known as Dileepnagar Estate) until 1947 when the state was abolished and merged into the newly formed Union of India. [1] The House takes its name from Baghoch and Bharhichowra, the ancient seats of the rulers of Hathwa Raj. [2] The name Baghauch also may have been associated with the clan from totemistic stage as the name makes reference to Bagh (Tiger) as the clans totem. [3] Based on the totem the name of the first capital was Baghauch. They are a sub-group of the Vats gotra Bhumihar Brahmin. [4] The founder of the dynasty was Raja Bir Sen who played an instrumental role in the invasion of the Sakyas by the Kosla Maharaj Virudhaka in 6th century BCE, and it is in the aftermath that Raja Bir Sen got part of the newly invaded country as his Raj. This makes the Baghochia dynasty one of the oldest and the longest ruling dynasty in the world and also a clan with one of the deepest genealogy. [5]
The cadet branches also held numerous Zamindaris, Ghatwali and Mulraiyatis in Bihar, Jharkhand and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Some of the notable Zamindari estates held by cadet branch of Baghochia House includes Bansgaon Estate(DileepNagar Estate), Manjhagarh Estate, Tamkuhi Raj Estate , Sursand Estate [6] Salemgarh estate, Kiajori(Chakai) Estate and Mahal Ledo Estate. Kharna Estate was another notable Ghatwali Estate acquired by Babu Ananda Rai. [7] [8]
"SHAHI" OR "SAHI" Title Which Mean "Royal" Is Commonly Used (To Their Names) To Denote the Members from Baghochia Brahmin Sub-Group Also known as House Of Baghochh.
•Maharaja Bahadur Babu Shri Sir Mrigendra Pratap sahi ji, present Titular Chief Of House Of Baghochh, Hathwa Naresh.
•Maharani Sahiba Babuni Poonam Sahi ji, (Hathwa Raj)
•Rajkumar Babu Shri Kaustuvmani Pratap Bahadur Sahi ji, (Hathwa Raj)
•Late Babu Shri jitendra Pratap Shahi Alias Babu ji, Cousin brother of Hathwa Naresh
•Maharaja Bahadur Babu Shri Maheshwar pratap Shahi ji, present Tamkuhi Naresh
•Babu Shri Sureshwar pratap Shahi ji, present Titular Head Sursand Raj
•Late Maharaja Bahadur Babu Shri Sir Visheshwar pratap Shahi ji, Sursand Raj Last king, Grandfather of present Titular Head, Sursand Raj
•Late Babu Saheb Shri Sir Rameshwar pratap Shahi ji, Younger Brother of Sursand Raj Last king
•Late Babu Saheb Shri Sir Lakshmeshwar Pratap Shahi ji, Only son of Last king of Sursand Raj, Owned Sursand Raj Estate as joint Estate Along With Late Cousin Grandfather Babu Saheb Shri Sir Rameshwar pratap Shahi ji
•Late Maharaja Bahadur Shri Sir Fateh Bahadur Sahi ji, Hathwa Naresh
•Late Babu Basant Shahi ji, Younger Brother of Late Maharaja Bahadur Shri Sir Fateh Bahadur Shahi ji, Hathwa Naresh
•Late Krishna Shahi ji, Former Mp From Begusarai parliament constituency, Bihar
•Shri Surya Pratap Shahi ji , He is a Member of 9th, 11th, 13th, 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh and 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly. Currently he is serving as Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government with the portfolio of Agriculture, Agriculture Education and Agriculture Research.
•Shri Babu Sir Ravindra Kishore Shahi ji, He was Leader of the Uttar Pradesh state unit of party from 1974 to 1977.
•Late Babu Shri Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi Ji, was an Indian politician of Indian National Congress from Bihar.He was the Member of the Legislative Assembly between 1980 and 1985 from Lalganj, Vaishali, defeating Jai Narain Prasad Nishad. In 1984, he became Member of Parliament from Muzaffarpur and became the Education & Culture Minister in the Indian Government.
•Smt. Veena Shahi Ji, An Indian politician. She defeated Brishin Patel of Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), in 2000 in the Bihar Legislative Assembly election at Vaishali. She was also the Co-Operative minister in Third Rabri Devi ministry. She is the widow of Hemant Kumar Shahi (son of veteran Indian National Congress party leader Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi).
•Babu Shri Amreshwar Pratap Sahi ji, Cousin Brother of Maharaja Bahadur Shri Mrigendra Pratap sahi ji, Titular Chief of House of Baghochh, Hathwa Naresh