Murho Estate

Murho Estate (mid-18th century to 1947) was a Zamindari (estate) during British Raj in erstwhile Bhagalpur (now in Madhepura) district of Bihar.

Murho Estate
Zamindari
Mid-18th Century–1949
Historical eraModern
• Established
Mid-18th Century
• Zamindari Abolition
1949
Succeeded by
Dominion of India
Today part ofBihar,
Republic of India
Members of Zamindar family of Murho Estate.
Babu Rash Bihari Lal Mandal.

The name of the estate derives from a Murho village of Madhepura District. Members of the Murho family were notable landlords of the Kosi division.

History

The Murho Zamindari (Estate) was ruled by Majhraut clan of Yadav.

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.

Chairman of Mandal Commission and former Chief Minister of Bihar, Babu B.P. Mandal was born in this zamindar family. He was the son of Zamindar Babu Ras Bihari Lal Mandal.

List of Zamindars

See also

References

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