Bihar heritage
Patna · Hindi · Bhojpuri · Maithili · Magadhi
Ancient Magadha — birthplace of the Mauryan and Gupta empires, and of Buddhism and Jainism. Nalanda University drew scholars for a millennium.
Historical families & communities
Darbhanga Raj family
Zamindars of Mithila — Maithili patrons.
Hathwa Raj family
One of Bihar's largest zamindaris.
Bhumihar and Rajput houses
Land-revenue lineages of Magadh and Bhojpur.
Brahmin (Maithil) · Bhumihar · Rajput · Kayastha · Yadav · Kurmi · Musahar · Bihari Muslim
Migration stories
Mauritius / Fiji / Suriname
The largest source of 19th-century indenture.
Punjab / Delhi (post-1990)
Farm and construction labour migration.
Persian Gulf
Skilled and unskilled labour since the 1980s.
Historical overview preserved from the original Indian Family Tree archive. These summaries do not establish anyone’s ancestry or family relationships.