Rajshahi Raj

Rajshahi Raj
The palace of Natore
Country	East Bengal
Founded	18th century
Founder	Raja Kamdev
Current head	Legally Abolished (1950)
Titles	Raja Rai-Raiyan Raja Bahadur

Rajshahi Raj was the largest zamindari (feudatory kingdom) which occupied a vast position of Bengal (present-day Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh and West Bengal, India). The Royal Family of Rajshahi used the title Ray/Rai.

The family ruled their dominions and estates from the Natore Palace in present-day Bangladesh. They belonged to the varendra brahmins of Moitra clan, as they were bestowed the title of Rai-Raiyan, they used this title while ruling half of undivided Bengal. A member of this Raj family, Maharaja Jagadindra Nath Ray (Moitra), was a patron of cricket, and wanted to defeat the British in their own game of cricket. His rival was the Maharaja of Koch Bihar.^[1]

References

1. "Book Review: More than just a game". Asia Times. 5 March 2005. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005.

Further reading

• Jamini Kanta Bhaduri (1912) A Short History Of Natore Raj ISBN 0-04-394204-0
• Mahmood, ABM; Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Rajshahi Raj". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 10 January 2025.