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"Dumraon Raj" was a medieval chieftaincy and later a zamindari estate in erstwhile Shahabad district of Bihar (now in Buxar district). They were granted the title of Raja by the Mughal emperor and held a mansab of 1000 zat and 800 sawar making them one of the largest estates in Bihar.

Origins
The founders of Dumraon Raj were Ujjainiya Rajputs who traced their origin to the Parma rulers of Malwa who moved to Western Bihar in the 13th century. The various branches of the Ujjainiyas founded various estates in Bihar including Jagdispur, Shakarpura and Dumraon.

One of the major chieftains of Bhojpur, Raja Narayan Mal, received a land grant from the Mughal emperor Jahangir and was conferred the title of Raja in 1604 A.D. His descendant, Raja Horil Singh, moved the capital of Narayan Mals estate to Dumraon which was also called "Horilnagar".

Rulers
The historical papers of the Dumraon Raj are contained within a document called the Tawarikh-i-Ujjainiya which details the history of the chieftaincy as well as some of the earlier rulers including :


 * Raja Narayan Mal
 * Raja Prabhal Singh
 * Raja Sujan Singh
 * Raja Horil Singh
 * Raja Chhatardhari Singh
 * Raja Vikramaditya Singh
 * Maharaja Jai Prakash Singh