Murho Estate


Murho Estate was a Zamindari during British Raj in erstwhile Bhagalpur district of Bihar.
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 was ruled by Majhraut clan of gawal.
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

  • Babu Sri Panchanan Mandal was the first zamindar 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, He had three sons, Bhuvneshwari Pd. Mandal, Kamleshwari Pd. Mandal and Bindheshwari Pd. Mandal.
  • 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.
  • Babu Kamleshwari Prasad Mandal, he was member of Bihar legislative council in 1937.
  • Babu Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal, Former Chief Minister of Bihar and Chairman of Backward Classes Commission.