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Dildarnagar Kamsar
Dildarnagar Kamsar or Kamsaar (also known as Ahl-e-Kamsar or Kamsar-O-Bar) is a Pargana or a region and a Mashra of 34 places around Karamnasa river in Ghazipur district, and Kaimur District of Uttar Pradesh, & Bihar, India. Of whom main mouzas being 19. It is a large settlement of Khanzada, known as Kamsari Pathans and Afghan Pathans (mainly,Niazi, Yusufzai,& Uzbeqi).[1][2] The original name of the settlement is Kamsaar but because of good and old relations with family of Bara and Bara pathans, the place is called Kamsar-O-Bar. HistoryDildarnagar Kamsar, also Known as Kamsar-O-Bar, is a fertile region located on the banks of Ganges and Karamnasa. Its original name is Kamsar which is derived from Kamesaradih where its founder Raja Narhar Khan use to live in his small fort but later Bar (Bara) was added in it. Its history dates back to the time of a Mughal emperor Babur in the year 1530. When two rulers named Raja Kam Dev and Raja Dham Dev 's family came with their army to settle here. Kam Dev, was the rulers of present-day Gwalior, Morena, Shivpuri and Jhansi and later the ruler of Fatehpur (then part of Kanpur), during Babur.They came here after their defeat in the Battle of Madarpur with Babur. They first settled on a place near Gahmar and then the elder brothers (Kam Dev or Rao Dalpat's) family shifted to a place named Dalpatpur now known as Reotipur. From there the family scattered all over Zamania and nearby area, establishing more than a hundred villages in Ghazipur, Buxar, Kochas and present-day Kaimur districts. While Dham Dev's family established Gahmar, Chausa, Bhabua, Chainpur and nearby 84 villages of Gahmar.[3]  After the early settlementIn Kam Dev's or Rao Dalpat's family there was one of his 4th generation grandson named Raja Narhar Dev Rao who, influenced by Islam, became a Muslim in year 1542. He was the eldest and most responsible in his family, he was given the responsibility for handling the jagir and Sarkar of the region because of which he became a noble man. His father was Puranmal Rao Sakarwar, who had seven sons among whom Narhar was eldest. Although after Narhar's mother's death, Puranmal married two other women from whom he had six sons, so, Narhar from his childhood days was neglected and because of disputes, he didn't liked his step mothers.  The legend says, he and his wife weren't having any children, his wife was sitting sad on the varanda of her house when she saw a sufi saint, named Sayyid Shah Juned Qadri. The saint asked for roties and about her problem, of not having any children, she gave five roties to the saint, and he blessed them of having five children. The prayer and blessing of the sufi saint worked, they later had five sons in the 1540s named as Jahangir Khan, Barbal Khan, Baran Khan, Usman Khan and Khan Jahan Khan. They later, also saw many other miracles of the sufi saint, and started exploring Islam. Narhar, recited "kalma" in Sher Shah Suri 's court where he went to pay up the lagan of his realm and adopted Islam, getting the title of Khan-e-Alam in the year 1542 and became Raja Narhar Khan. Although this act of his was not liked by his father and his brothers and because of the fight between Narhar and his younger brothers his father Puranmal, gave him a share of land near Kamesardih, disowning him. He later, established a new "Jagir" and got control of his ansistoral regions, after some years. He build his fort at Kamesaradih, from where the place and Kamsar pathans derived their name. He also retained his title of Raja. Raja Narhar Khan was influenced by Islam and Sufies his elder son Jahangir Khan also became a Sufi saint whose dargah is at Akhini village of Kamsar.  Narhar's descendants established many villages on the banks of Karamnasa and Ganga rivers. One of the desendants of Narhar named as Qasim Khan, founded Karmahari but later, his descendants migrated to, Daltonganj and Palamu region, founding 11 villages there, they are known as Kamisara Pathans, a off shut of Kamsaries. The second son of Puranmal from second wife was Ratan Deo Rao, who founded Basuka while his other five sons established mainly Reotipur, Sherpur, Semra and many nearby villages.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][3][13][12] Zamindari Estate (1540s-late 1600s)The Kamsaar Jagir was established in the early 16th century, initially consisting of the mauzas of Reotipur, Sherpur,(Qariat Reotipur)and Bara, along with other villages in the region that now form Dildarnagar Kamsar and nearby. The jagir’s origins trace back to Puranmal, a descendant of Kam Dev, who was a prominent figure in the area. His son, Raja Narhar Khan, succeeded him as the chief of the region. Despite converting to Islam, Raja Narhar Khan served as the leader of the Kamsaar Jagir under the Sur Empire and continued to hold power after the Mughal Empire's rise. His leadership marked a period of consolidation, and the jagir became an important center of administration, although the Kamsar jagir in Ain-i-Akbari was still, marked as a Bhumihar possession as majority of the people were Sakarwar Rajputs and Bhumihars who belonged to the family of Kam Dev. The estate as per Ain-i-Akbari had a cultivation area of 66,548 bighas with a revenue demand of 2,760,000 dams, providing 50 horse and 5,000 foot soldiers. Ali Quli Khan Zaman of Zamania, got the Subah of Jaunpur and Ghazipur Sarkar, he made Asad Ullah Khan his deputy at Zamania, while Kamsaar being a important zamindari, although because of Zaman's rebelles against Akbar he was killed in 1567, and then the Sarkar was given to Munim Khan.[1][2][12][14][15]  Raja Narhar Khan’s descendants expanded the jagir, with his great-grandson Quttul Khan establishing the Taluka of Seorai, which encompassed 52 villages. He was a Dewan of the Subah, He constructed a fort and an Eidgah, making Seorai a central hub during Akbar. Following his death in a dispute with Man Singh Rai of Reotipur, his cousin Raja Daud Khan avenged him and assumed control of Dewaitha (then Daudpur) and the Kamsar region succeeding Quttul. Daud Khan strengthened the estate’s political influence, and at its height, Kamsar-O-Bar extended across half of Zamania tehsil and parts of Ramgarh and Nuaon tehsils. Prominent villages like Mircha and Dildarnagar, also emerged. The family had strong ties with Hetam Khan of Hetampur, the jagirdar of Chandauli, leading to the settlement of Hetam’s descendants in Mania. During later years all the parganas, of jagir seem to have good relationships.[12][16][2][1]  By the late 17th century, however, the centralized authority of the Kamsaar Jagir began to decline. The jagir fragmented into smaller estates, each governed by individual villages, including those in Dildarnagar Kamsar. Kamsaries became, notable people of the region establishing small Zamindari estates during Mughals such as Dewaitha (Daudpur) or Khizirpur (Umarganj). During later rules of Shahjahan & then Aurangzeb, Sufi bahadur & later Anik-ullah Khan was the incharge of Ghazipur Sarkar, while many positions being held by Deendar khan of Diladarnagar. The area of also gained more importance during, the time Nawabs of Ghazipur, Nawab Sheikh Abdullah & then Fazl Ali Khan. There were also some small battles fought in this region (at Seorai, Dildarnagar) during the time of foreign invasions in the area or any big robbery.[1][3][11][16][17][18] British eraDuring British Raj, the area lost much of its importance, as the estate was already fragmented. Some of the important zamindaries during British Raj of the old estate were Qariat Reotipur (Sherpur & Reotipur pargana), Dewaitha (Daudpur), Khizirpur (Umarganj), & Usia. Bara, Gahmar and Nawali being large villages. Although during British, the liability of the revenue payment was through, British representatives, such as a part belonged to, Deokinandan of Anapur in Allahabad. Kamsaries during British Raj seemed to be annoyed, by the rule, they also took part in the rebellion of 1857, started by Kunwar Singh, ruler of Jagdishpur estate, which consisted chiefs and many zamindars of Kamsaar region. Where as Sakarwars Rajputs of Gahmar & Reotipur were, lead by Meghar Singh.[1][19][20][21][22][23] Social Reforms in Dildarnagar Kamsar Dildarnagar Kamsar has been historically shaped by the contributions of notable leaders like Khan Bahadur Mansur Ali Khan of Gorasara, Deputy Muhammad Syed Khan and Haroon Rashid of Usia, and Maulvi Suleman Khan of Dewaitha. Khan Bahadur Mansur Ali Khan championed the anti-dowry movement through the "Anjuman Islah Kamsar-o-Bar" in 1910, promoting simplicity in weddings and other cultural practises.  Deputy Muhammad Sayed Khan, a distinguished administrator and educator, established the Syed Kamsar-O-Bar Muslim Degree College at Dildarnagar in 1936, Known for his integrity, he also upheld justice as a Deputy Collector and supported Mahatma Gandhi during the freedom struggle. Their efforts in education, social reforms, and community development laid the foundation for progress in Dildarnagar Kamsar. Haroon Rashid' of Usia was famous for his Urdu inquilab.[24][25][26][27][12][3] Towns and villagesIt consists of these places.
Some other places with significant population of Kamsari pathansMahend, Karimuddinpur, Pakahnpura Bara, Bahadurganj, Pateri, Biur, Sirbit, Ikhlaspur. [28][7][6][4][5] Notable people
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