page_title: Gidhaur chieftaincy
section_title: Origins
hierarchical_section_title: Gidhaur chieftaincy / Origins
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context_page_description: The Gidhaur chieftaincy was a dynasty of zamindars who controlled parts of South Bihar for much of the medieval period in India. The chieftaincy was named after the town of Gidhaur in Jamui district but its territory extended into the wider region.
context_section_description: The Gidhaur chieftaincy was founded by Bir Bikram Shah who was a Chandel Rajput. The family accounts detail that his family originally held a small chieftaincy in Mahoba in Bundelkhand but were driven out by various foreign incursions including the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni. From here they arrived in the Rewa area where they established the estate of Bardi(khatai). Bir Bikram Shah, who was the younger brother of the chief of Bardi(khatai), left his home and arrived in South Bihar where he established his power in the region by defeating the Dusadh chief, Nagoria in 1262. From here, he continued to expand the extent of his chiefdom.
  The Gidhaur chiefs were part of a larger movement of Rajput immigrants into Bihar from the 13th century onwards which included the rulers of Kharagpur Raj and Deo Raj.
caption: Lalkothi palace which belonged to the Gidhaur estate
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