Chero chieftaincy
Chero chieftaincy | |||||||||
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| 1572–1813 | |||||||||
The ruins of Palamu fort | |||||||||
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| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
| Raja | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1572 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1813 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
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| History of Bihar |
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The Chero chieftaincy was a principality located within the Mughal province of Bihar Subah.
Prior to the Mughal period, the Cheros held a collection of small principalities in the districts of Bhojpur, Saran, Champaran, Muzaffarpur as these fell, the most powerful emerged in Palamu.