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Lohtamia is an independent 
Lohtamia derived from Lawtamia (Gotra Bhardwaj).Lohtamia had moved from Lahore (Lohkot).
Their dynasty ruled over Lohgadh (Maharashtra), the Lohgadh fort was originally built by Lohtambh Rajput
Some Raghuvansi Kshatriya moved from Lohgadh state ( Maharashtra ) and lived in Arrah, Balia & Chapra District . Due to the migration from Lohgadh they got the name Lohthambh or Lohtamia Rajput. At Present day they are having around 40-45 villages in Arrah and Balia District. The commander of Shershah Suri , Sri Pahad Singh Ji was a Lohtamia Rajput. Lohthamia Rajputs fought alongside Babu Veer Kunwar Singh in first battle of 1857 Independence War in India against the Dumraon Estate and Britishers.Lohtamia Rajput Sri Vishwanath Singh Ji supported to Subhash Chandra Bose with his friend from Rajput Regiment in Rangoon War. As a Sainik of Azad Hind Fauz, Sri Viswanath Singh Ji was hanged till death by the British Company.
Lohtamia Rajputs were an important ruling family in Mithilā (ancient city), Mithila.(p. 114)
They migrated to Rajnagar and occupied multiple villages in the area with all Lohtamias claiming descent from a common ancestor.(p.142) During the 17th century, they occupied a fort known as ''Rajnagar garh'', the remains of which are still visible today. Elders from the community state that they engaged in territorial disputes with other Rajput lineages including the Rajas of
Rajput
Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...
race and are said to furnish excellent soldiers by the British Historians . They are old Suryavanshi Kshatriya and descendants of Lav ( Son of Ram ). They migrated from Lahore and established their kingdom Lohgadh and in 11th century. They settled around gangetic area in Bihar and U.P. It is said that they were such a courageous Rajput community who never made any matrimonial alliances with the Mughals in order to save their daughters from the eyes of Muslim invaders, they went and settled on the banks of Ganga in Bihar.
Lohtamia derived from Lawtamia (Gotra Bhardwaj).Lohtamia had moved from Lahore (Lohkot).
Their dynasty ruled over Lohgadh (Maharashtra), the Lohgadh fort was originally built by Lohtambh RajputSome Raghuvansi Kshatriya moved from Lohgadh state ( Maharashtra ) and lived in Arrah, Balia & Chapra District . Due to the migration from Lohgadh they got the name Lohthambh or Lohtamia Rajput. At Present day they are having around 40-45 villages in Arrah and Balia District. The commander of Shershah Suri , Sri Pahad Singh Ji was a Lohtamia Rajput. Lohthamia Rajputs fought alongside Babu Veer Kunwar Singh in first battle of 1857 Independence War in India against the Dumraon Estate and Britishers.Lohtamia Rajput Sri Vishwanath Singh Ji supported to Subhash Chandra Bose with his friend from Rajput Regiment in Rangoon War. As a Sainik of Azad Hind Fauz, Sri Viswanath Singh Ji was hanged till death by the British Company.
History
Lohtamia Rajputs were an important ruling family in Mithilā (ancient city), Mithila.(p. 114)
They migrated to Rajnagar and occupied multiple villages in the area with all Lohtamias claiming descent from a common ancestor.(p.142) During the 17th century, they occupied a fort known as ''Rajnagar garh'', the remains of which are still visible today. Elders from the community state that they engaged in territorial disputes with other Rajput lineages including the Rajas of Dumraon
Dumraon is a town, near Buxar city and nagar parishad corresponding community development block in Buxar district in the Indian state of Bihar. Historically, it was the capital of the Dumraon Raj.
Geography
Dumraon is located at at an average ...
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Rajnagar developed into a minor chiefdom that was heavily militarised and the Lohtamia zamindar
A zamindar in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semi-autonomous feudal lord of a ''zamindari'' (feudal estate). The term itself came into use during the Mughal Empire, when Persian was the official language; ''zamindar'' is the ...
s dominated life in the region however by the British-era, many Lohtamias lost their dominance due to continuous disputes with other Rajput clans and neighbouring castes.
The Lohtamia tradition traces the community's ancestry to four brothers who migrated from Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
around five hundred years ago.
See also
*Babu Saheb
Rajputs in Bihar are members of the Rajput community living in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. They traditionally formed part of the feudal elite in Bihari society. Rajputs were pressed with the Zamindari abolition and Bhoodan movement in po ...
*Purbiya
Purbiya (or Purabia) was a common term used in late-medieval and early modern India for mercenaries and soldiers from the eastern Gangetic Plain - areas corresponding to present-day western Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
The Purbiyas played a ...
* Babuaan
* Lohgadh
* Badgujar
References
{{Rajput Groups , state=expanded Rajput clans of Bihar