Murho Estate

The Murho Estate was a Chieftaincy and later a Zamindari (estate) of Yadav (Ahir)^[1][2] in erstwhile Bhagalpur district of Bihar (now in Madhepura district).^[3][4]

Murho Estate
1700–1949
Common languages	Thēthi, Hindi
Government	Zamindari Estate
Zamindar
• Unknown	Babu Panchanan Mandal (first)
• 1941–1949	Babu Bindhyeshwari Prasad Mandal (last)
History
• Established	1700
• Acceded to India	1949
Currency	Indian Rupee
Succeeded by Dominion of India
Today part of	Bihar, Republic of India

Babu Ras Bihari Lal Mandal, Zamindar Of Murho Estate.^[5]

Rai Bahadur Keshav Prasad Mandal, Honorary Megistrate and Zamindar of Murho-Ranipatti Estate.

The name of the estate derives from a Murho village of Madhepura District.^[6][7] Members of the Murho family were very big landlords of the Kosi division.^[8]

History

The Murho Zamindari (Estate) was ruled by Majhraut clan of Yadava.^[9] It was the largest and respected zamindari estate of Kosi region (Bihar).^[10][11]

Rash Bihari Lal Mandal

Main article: Rash Bihari Lal Mandal

 

Babu Rash Bihari Lal Mandal

Babu Rasbihari Lal was an ardent freedom fighter, philanthropist and social reformer.^[12] According to litterateur Dr. Bhupendra Narayan Madhepuri, Rasbihari Babu was scholarly in many languages like Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Bengali, English, French and Sanskrit.^[13]

Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal

Main article: B.P. Mandal

 

Babu B.P. Mandal, Charmain of Mandal Commission and Ex Chief Minister Of Bihar.

Chairman of Mandal Commission and former Chief Minister of Bihar, Babu B.P. Mandal was born in Murho raj family.^[14][15][16] He was the third son of Zamindar Babu Ras Bihari Lal Mandal.^[17]

List of Zamindars

• Babu Sri Panchanan Mandal was the first chieftain 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.^[18]
• 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.^[19]
• Babu Kamleshwari Prasad Mandal, he was member of Bihar legislative council in 1937.^[20][21][22]
• Babu Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal, Former Chief Minister of Bihar and Chairman of Backward Classes Commission.

Murho Picture Gallery

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  Babu Bhuvaneshwari Prasad Mandal with his son Justice Rajeshwar Prasad Mandal.

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