ABSTRACT
The Betia Raj, another important chieftaincy of north Bihar, comprised the mahals of Samru, Mehsi and Majhora in the sarkar of Champaran. The Bihar and Orissa District Gazetteers, Champaran record Betia Raj as a prominent chieftaincy which covered a vast area during the eighteenth century. Khan Miran, the governor of Bihar, along with the British forces under the command of Caillaud followed him to Betia. The Company’s governor had written a letter to the raja and asking him to clear his dues or else the English troops would march to raja’s chieftaincy. The raja though did not clear the revenue dues and rebelled against the British. During the mutiny of 1857, Maharaja Rajendra Singh fully supported the British East India Company in the suppression of the rebellion. The British East India Company admired Raja Rajendra Singh for his help and support for the suppression of the rebellion.
