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Rajshahi Raj
The palace of Natore
Country	East Bengal
Founded	18th century
Founder	Raja Kamdev
Current head	Legally Abolished (1950)
Titles	Raja Rai-Raiyan Raja Bahadur

Zamindars of Bengal
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Rajshahi Raj was the largest zamindari (feudatory kingdom) which occupied a vast position of Bengal (present-day Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh and West Bengal, India). The Royal Family of Rajshahi used the title Ray/Rai.

The family ruled their dominions and estates from the Natore Palace in present-day Bangladesh. They belonged to the varendra brahmins of Moitra clan, as they were bestowed the title of Rai-Raiyan, they used this title while ruling half of undivided Bengal. A member of this Raj family, Maharaja Jagadindra Nath Ray (Moitra), was a patron of cricket, and wanted to defeat the British in their own game of cricket. His rival was the Maharaja of Koch Bihar.

References

"Book Review: More than just a game". Asia Times. 5 March 2005. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005.

Jamini Kanta Bhaduri (1912) A Short History Of Natore Raj ISBN 0-04-394204-0
Mahmood, ABM; Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Rajshahi Raj". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 14 January 2025.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Zamindars of Bengal	Biswas Bari Bhawal Estate Burdwan Raj Bohmong Circle Chakma Circle Rajas of Chandradwip Nawabs of Dhaka Nawabs of Dhanbari Rajas of Dighapatia Rajas of Dinajpur Chowdhuries of Dulai Gayen Estate of Dhanyakuria Faridpur Biswas Estate Khans of Gunahar Haturia Estate Nawabs of Homnabad-Pashchimgaon Jhargram Raj Kandi Raj Pannis of Karatia Kirtipasha Raj Lalgola Raj Zamindars of Mahipur Nawabs of Murshidabad (1882–1969) Majumdars of Sylhet Mong Circle Muktagacha Raj Nadia Raj Nawabs of Padamdi Pal family Nawabs of Longla Rajas of Puthia Chowdhuries of Natore Rajas of Natore Rajas of Rajshahi Rajas of Ramgopalpur Ratanpur Nawab Estate Zamindars of Sandwip Rajas of Shobhabazar Singranatore family Susanga Raj (See: Surajit Chandra Sinha) Bodra Zamindari (Ashok Kumar Roy Chowdhury) Teota Estate (See: Parbati Sankar Roy Choudhury and Raja Shyama Sankar Roy Choudhury) Rajas of Uttarpara
Establishments and Heirlooms	Hazarduari Palace Uttara Ganabhaban Ahsan Manzil Israt Manzil Palace Tajhat Palace Natore Palace Bhawal Estate University of Dacca Varendra Research Society Varendra Research Museum Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Shashi Lodge Gole Afroz College Rahmat Iqbal College Rose Garden Palace Ghughudanga Palace Moyez Manzil Palace Puthia Temple Complex Wasif Manzil Alexander Castle Muktagacha Zamindar Bari

Feudal Estates of the Indian Empire

Madras Presidency

Madras estates	Ramnad estate Sivaganga estate Arni estate Paralakhemundi Urlam Markundapadu Nuzvid Anakapalle Bheemunipatnam Bobbili Gajapathinagaram Gunupur Kotpad Malkangiri Nabarangpur Rayagada Salur Visakhapatnam Vizianagaram

Bengal Presidency

Estates in Bengal and Bihar	Dhaka Bhawal Burdwan Darbhanga Dighapatia Dulai Faridpur Gunahar Haturia Karatia Mahipur Natore Prithimpassa Padamdi Rajshahi Puthia Singranatore Munshibari (Comilla) Munshibari (Ulipur) Murshidabad Mallick Bari (Midnapore) Surul Andul Hetampur
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh	Mahmudabad Benares

Bombay Presidency

Zamindaris in Bombay	Paigah family of Hyderabad State Gadwal Wanaparthy Veepanagandla Palwancha

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