Sursand Raj

Sursand Raj (Maithili: सुरसंड राज) was a zamindari estate in the region of Mithila in the Indian subcontinent. The capital of the estate was in the present town of Sursand in India. The history of the zamindari estate in Sursand can be traced since the period of the Mughals Empire in the subcontinent. The rulers of the estate were Bhumihar and Brahmins. There were a total of 383 maujas under the control of the Sursand Raj. A mauja refers to a group of several villages. It was extended up to the areas of the present Chapra district in Bihar. The rule of the Sursand Raj in the region ended after the independence of India and merged into the Union of India. After that the region under the control of Sursand Raj became the part of the Bihar state in India. The fort of the Sursand Raj is known as Sursandgarh. It was the headquarter of the zamindari estate of Sursand.