Bettiah Raj | |
|---|---|
| Capital | Bettiah |
| Official languages | Bhojpuri |
• 1659-1660 (first) | Raja Ugrasen |
• 1883-1893 (last) | Maharaja Bahadur Harendra Kishore Singh, KCIE |
| Establishment | 1659 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,724 km2 (1,824 sq mi) |
| Today part of | India |
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 (1659 AD-1897 AD), also known as the Bettiah Kingdom, was one of the three largest zamindari estate 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][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.
- ^ Bengal (India) (1907). Bengal District Gazetteers. Bengal Secretariat Book Depot.
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