Murho Estate

Murho Estate (mid-18th century to 1947) was a Zamindari (estate) of Ahir (Yadav) during British Raj in erstwhile Bhagalpur (now in Madhepura) district of Bihar. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Murho Estate
Zamindari
Mid-18th Century–1949
Historical era	Modern
• Established	Mid-18th Century
• Zamindari Abolition	1949
Succeeded by Dominion of India
Today part of	Bihar, Republic of India

Members of Zamindar family of Murho Estate.

The name of the estate derives from a Murho village of Madhepura District. ^[4] Members of the Murho family were notable landlords of the Kosi division. ^{[5] [6]}

History

The Murho Zamindari (Estate) was ruled by Majhraut clan of Ahir (Yadav). ^[7]

• Rash Bihari Lal Mandal

Babu Rash Bihari Lal was an ardent freedom fighter, social reformer and philanthropist. He became the zamindar of the Murho Estate at a very young age. According to litterateur Dr. Bhupendra Narayan Madhepuri, Rash Bihari Lal was scholarly in many languages like Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Bengali, English, French and Sanskrit. ^[8]

• Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal

Chairman of Mandal Commission and former Chief Minister of Bihar, Babu B.P. Mandal was born in this zamindar family. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]} He was the son of Zamindar Babu Ras Bihari Lal Mandal.

List of Zamindars

• Babu Sri Panchanan Mandal was the first zamindar of Murho. He had two sons, of whom the eldest son Paraw Mandal became his successor.
• Babu Paraw Mandal, He had five sons named Indrajit Mandal, Miterjit Mandal, Ramdhan Mandal, Gurdayal Mandal and Ramdayal Mandal.
• Babu Ramdayal Mandal became next chief of Zamindari. He had two sons Raghuvardayal and Kishundayal Mandal.
• Babu Raghuvardayal Mandal became head of zamindari estate in mid 19th century.
• Babu Rash Bihari lal Mandal (1880-1918), He had three sons, Bhuvneshwari Pd. Mandal, Kamleshwari Pd. Mandal and Bindheshwari Pd. Mandal. ^[13]
• Babu Bhuvneshwari Prasad Mandal, he took control of zamindari estate after the death of his father Rash Bihari Lal in 1918. He was member of Bihar-Orissa legislative council in 1924. ^[14]
• Babu Kamleshwari Prasad Mandal, he was member of Bihar legislative council in 1937. ^{[15] [16] [17]}
• Babu Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal, Former Chief Minister of Bihar and Chairman of Backward Classes Commission.

See also

• Zamindars of Bihar

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