ABSTRACT
The Kalyanpur chieftaincy, more popularly known as the Hathwa Raj, was one of the important chieftaincies of north Bihar during the Mughal period. The Hathwa Raj chieftaincy was kept under direct management for a year and then was assigned to Babu Basant Shahi, a cousin of Fateh Shahi, on the security of the unfortunate Raja Chait Singh of Varanasi. In May 1775, the Provincial Council, which had taken the place of the Central Board, received information that Fateh Shahi had killed Babu Basant Shahi and Mir Jamal in a night attack at Jadopur on the banks of the Gandak. The news of the murder of Babu Basant Shahi and Mir Jumla was reported to the Company authority that sent two companies of sepoys under Lt. Erskine. In 1894, a riot broke out in Basantpur and the maharaja immediately provided all kinds of support to the British officials to control the situation and establish peace in the area.
