Khokhra

Khokhra was a Hindu chieftaincy of the forested Chota Nagpur plateau, centered on Khukhragarh and ruled by the Nagvanshi dynasty. In 1337 its rajas held a hill capital beyond the reach of the Bihar sultans.

In 1585 Shahbaz Khan Kamboh subdued Madhukar Rai for Akbar. Ibrahim Khan annexed Khokhra in 1615 and imprisoned Durjan Shah, whom Jahangir released after he judged the emperor’s diamonds. The restored dynasty became an East India Company vassal in 1771 and was reduced to zamindar status in 1817.