Champaran

Champaran is a historical region of northern Bihar, India. During the Mughal period, particularly during the reign of Emperor Akbar (1556–1605), Mihsī (Mehsi) was a documented pargana of Sarkar Champaran. The Ain-i-Akbari directly records “Parganah Mihsí, Sirkár Champáran”, providing early documentary evidence of Mehsi's status as an established territorial and revenue unit of Champaran. According to the Valmiki Ramayana, it was a part of the ancient Kingdom of Videha also known as Mithila. It was under the territory of the King Janaka in Mithila. The Sita Kund in the present region of Champaran is revered as the holy tank where the prince Sita of Mithila took bathe during her journey from Mithila to Ayodhya after her marriage. The historical importance of Mehsi continued beyond the Mughal period. A Persian correspondence entry dated 5 August 1769 refers to the Peshkar of Mihsi in Champaran, demonstrating the continued administrative and revenue use of the name in the eighteenth century. In 1771, the historical parganas of Mehsi and Babra were incorporated into the zamindari arrangements that subsequently formed the basis of the Sheohar Raj, with the settlement being confirmed under the Permanent Settlement of 1793¹. Nineteenth-century historical records continued to identify Mihsi as one of the mahals of Sarkar Champaran. J.…

Champaran is a historical region of northern Bihar, India. During the Mughal period, particularly during the reign of Emperor Akbar (1556–1605), Mihsī (Mehsi) was a documented pargana of Sarkar Champaran. The Ain-i-Akbari directly records “Parganah Mihsí, Sirkár Champáran”, providing early documentary evidence of Mehsi's status as an established territorial and revenue unit of Champaran. According to the Valmiki Ramayana, it was a part of the ancient Kingdom of Videha also known as Mithila. It was under the territory of the King Janaka in Mithila. The Sita Kund in the present region of Champaran is revered as the holy tank where the prince Sita of Mithila took bathe during her journey from Mithila to Ayodhya after her marriage. The historical importance of Mehsi continued beyond the Mughal period. A Persian correspondence entry dated 5 August 1769 refers to the Peshkar of Mihsi in Champaran, demonstrating the continued administrative and revenue use of the name in the eighteenth century. In 1771, the historical parganas of Mehsi and Babra were incorporated into the zamindari arrangements that subsequently formed the basis of the Sheohar Raj, with the settlement being confirmed under the Permanent Settlement of 1793. Nineteenth-century historical records continued to identify Mihsi as one of the mahals of Sarkar Champaran. J. Beames, writing in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1885, listed Simranw, Mihsi and Majhowa as the three mahals of Sarkar Champaran. The 1938 Bihar and Orissa District Gazetteers: Champaran further records Mehsi as an important settlement of the southern part of the headquarters subdivision and states that it was regarded as a sadar or chief civil station in Champaran when the East India Company first acquired possession of the area. The Gazetteer also records that the settlement gave its name to the Mehsi Pargana and notes its earlier administrative and judicial importance. The modern administrative headquarters are located at Motihari for East Champaran and Bettiah for West Champaran. Champaran is internationally known for the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 led by Mahatma Gandhi.

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