Mehsi

Mehsi lies in the Champaran country of northern Bihar, on the plains between Bettiah and the lands around Muzaffarpur. Much of Champaran belonged to the estate of the Bettiah rajas. Their ancestor Agar Sen acquired extensive lands during the reign of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, and his son Gaj Singh built the family palace at Bettiah. In 1765, when the East India Company acquired the diwani, the Bettiah estate still covered most of Champaran.