Gandhavariya

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

Origin

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.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

The zamindari estate of Sonbarsa Raj was established by Raja Ranjit Singh who belonged to the Gandhavariya clan. They also controlled Baruari and Barail.^[3]

See also

• Sonbarsa Raj
• Bihari Rajputs
• Rajputs
• Banauts

References

1. District Census Handbook, Madhepura (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, Bihar. 2011. p. 11.
2. History- General (PDF). p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
3. P. Pathak (1983). "Origin of the Gandhavaria Rajputs of Mithila". The Journal of the Bihar Puravid Parisad. Vii And Viii: 406–420.
4. Radhakrishna Choudhary. "Mithila In The Age Of Vidyapati". Chaukhambha Orientalia. pp. 131–132. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
5. Radhakrishna Choudhary (1970). History of Muslim rule in Tirhut, 1206-1765, A.D. Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office. p. 116.