Ujjainiya

The Ujjainiyas were a Rajput clan associated with Bhojpur and Buxar in western Bihar. Their bardic tradition traced them to the Paramara kings of Ujjain and ruler Bhoja.

In the 14th century Hunkar Singh led them against the Cheros, whose rulers retreated to Palamau; those remaining waged guerrilla raids. Gajpati Sahi gained the Bhojpur throne with Sher Shah Suri’s help in 1534. A family feud let the Mughals sack Bhojpur and take direct control in 1699; Horil Singh founded the house of Dumraon in 1709, which survived as a zamindari under British rule.