Narhat

Narhat lies in the southern Bihar plain, near Hisua and the hills that border the old country of Magadha. Its history was bound to the estates of the Mayi family, whose influence extended across the districts south of the Ganges. Kamgar Khan of this family held land around Hisua; his descendants came to be associated with the Narhat-Samai estate. In the eighteenth century, struggles over revenue and authority drew local landholders into the conflicts surrounding the government of Bihar.