-
Purbiya (or Purabia) was a
common term used in late-medieval and
early modern India for
mercenaries and
soldiers from the
eastern Gangetic Plain - areas...
-
north of Gwalior.
Silhadi has also been
described as a
Purbiya Rajput, but the term "
Purbiya" here is not a clan name. He
commanded a
mercenary force...
-
onset of
Ghurid invasion in the West. From as
early as the 16th century,
Purbiya Rajput soldiers from the
eastern regions of
Bihar and Awadh, were recruited...
-
Bihar has a
history of
armed activism among its peasantry. For centuries,
Purbiya soldiers from
Western Bihar have long
served as
soldiers in the armies...
- clans.
Their descendents still use
those regiment Rajput surnames Purbia Purbiya (or Purabia) are
Rajput led
mercenaries and
soldiers from the
eastern Gangetic...
-
mercenaries emerged to
become independent rulers. In the
medieval period,
Purbiya mercenaries from
Bihar and
Eastern Uttar Pradesh were a
common feature...
- When he
became emperor, he is
known to have
introduced and
organised the
Purbiya camel corps particularly in the
years 1751–54 to
combat the
invading Durranis...
- and
Brahmins of the
Bihar and Oudh regions.
These soldiers were
known as
Purbiyas. By the time
these customs and
privileges came to be
threatened by modernising...
- A
Purbiya camel rider in Bihar,
India in 1825...
-
Kochila Tharu also
called Morangiya,
Saptari or
Saptariya Tharu, Madhya-
Purbiya Tharu, and Mid-Eastern
Tharu (मध्य-पूर्विया थारू), is a
diverse group of...
