Minor Monarchs

Zamindar ( MALGUJAR)

A zamindar was a king or monarch of a small kingdom which normally came under a king of a larger kingdom , usually the kings of small kingdoms partnered with the kings of  larger kingdoms and accept them  as a local kings or the kings of  larger kingdoms  would defeat the kings of small kingdoms and take their kingdoms , making them his subordinate kings , the defeated kings would be kings of their own kingdoms respectively but also at times the powerful kings would takeover the defeated kings kingdoms.

Zamindars  were considered royals or the highest form of nobility.It was a form of royalty.They were equivalent to Kings, Dukes or Lords and Barons but in some cases had independent princes 

Zamindars in central India  mainly in Berar region are known as Malgujars

EXAMPLE OF ZAMINDAR ROYALTY 

•  Maharajas of Pithapuram , zamindari 
•  Rajas of Vuyyuru, zamindari 
•  Maharani of Kapurthala Sita devi was the daughter of the Raja of Kashipur , zamindari.
•  Nawabs of Dhaka , zamindari.
•  Rajas of Panchkote , zamindari.
• Rajas of Bardhaman, zamindari
• Rajas of Deoli,Wardha ( Thakre dynasty)
• The Bhanj dynasty of Dompada (Zamindari)
• Rathore of Khimsepur (Zamindari)
• Sengar of Jagmanpur 
• Rajwars of Askote (Suryabansi dynasty)
• Raksel of Dhourpur
• Rajas of Surangi (Orissa)
• Parmar of Shakarpura 
•   (The Kapse-Tarankar dynasty )The Rajas of Sadar, Babhulkheda and Manewada, zamindari (Malguzari states ) who joined their kingdoms to the  Nagpur kingdom and hence partnered with the Rajas of Nagpur (Gond Rajas and Bhonsle dynasty) 
• Raja Sahib of Padrauna 
• Gaharwar dynasty , the Rajas of Manda
• Rajas of Dumraon , Parmar dynasty
• Rajas of Agori Barhar
• Rajas of Jarasingha
• Rathore of Ramgarh 
• Rajas of Naldanga
• Rajas of Dharakote and ETC.

♢ ZAMINDARS - Wikipedia Definition

A zamindar in the Indian subcontinent was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, holding enormous tracts of land and held control over his peasants, from whom the zamindars reserved the right to collect tax often for military purposes. Over time, they took princely and royal titles such as Maharaja (Great King), Raja (King), Nawab (Lord), Mirza (Prince), Chowdhury (Lord)," Reddy"," Naidu","Gounder", and many others.

Often zamindars were Indian princes who lost their sovereignty due to British Rule for example Madras Zamindari.  The Sivaganga Zamindari and Ramnad Zamindari were the lesser and greater Kingdom of Marava ruled by the Royal family till 1803, ever since then they were the Zamindars of Marava.

During the Mughal Empire, zamindars belonged to the nobility and formed the ruling class. Emperor Akbar granted them mansabs and their ancestral domains were treated as jagirs.

The practice took structural footholds prior to the Mughal Era but was solidified by the indirect system of taxation in the Mughal Empire and British Raj. After the British withdrew, the system was legally abolished with the creation of India, Pakistan and (after independence in 1971) Bangladesh; however, it is still current in some areas of modern Pakistan. They built lavish palaces, lush gardens, schools, temples and other venues of philanthropy. Several families were of ancient lineage and had been independent rulers in earlier periods of history. In most cases, zamindar families were descendants of cadet branches of earlier royal families. Zamindars held considerable powers within their territories: magisterial, army recruitment (as lathials), revenue collection and taxation, among others.

Various other terms for zamindar were and are used in various provinces. For example, a zamindar is known as a Wadera in Sindh and as a Thakur in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya pradesh, Himachal pradesh, Haryana, Uttrakhand, Chhatisgarh and Bihar. In the Punjab and Haryana, there are multiple variations, such as Chaudhary (which often became lambardar or zaildaar during the British Empire's occupation of North India), Sardar and Malik (an Arabic term which literally means "King"). The word zamindar is derived ultimately from the Persian Zamīn, "earth/land", and the common suffix -dār, "-holder". The term means, in Persian, 'land owner.'