Sonbarsa_Raj
Sonbarsa Raj
Zamindari estate
The Sonbarsa Raj was a medieval chieftaincy and later a zamindari (estate) during British Raj in modern-day Bihar, in erstwhile Bhagalpur district (now in Saharsa). It was controlled by the Gandhwaria Rajput.[1]
Beside Sonbarsa, the landlords were found in Baruari, Parsarma, Barail, Sokhpur, Jadia, Basantpur, Durgapur, Sukhsena, Bhatattan, Panchgachhia etc.[2]
The Zamindari estate of Bhagalpur established by Babu Bhagwan Singh also belongs to the Gandhavaria clan, whose descendants Babu Chandrakala Singh lives there.The descendants of Babu Chandrakala Singh still are the prominent landlord family of Bihar.