Bihar (/bɪˈhɑːr/; Hindi: [bɪˈɦaːr] ) is a state in Eastern India. It is the third largest state by population, the 12th largest by area, and the 15th...
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1934 Nepal–India earthquake (redirect from Bihar 1934 earthquake)
The 1934 Nepal–India earthquake or 1934 Bihar–Nepal earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes in India's history. The towns of Munger and Muzaffarpur...
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Pearls of the Narrations of the Pure Imāms], 110 vols (Beirut: Muʾassasat al-Wafāʾ, 1983). Mashra'a bihar al-anwar by Muhammad Asif Mohseni Al-Hurr al-Aamili...
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Bihar and Orissa was a province of British India, which included the present-day Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and parts of Odisha. The territories...
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Most of the languages of Bihar, the third most populous state of India, belong to the Bihari subgroup of the Indo-Aryan family. Chief among them are Bhojpuri...
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The politics of Bihar, a state in east India, is dominated by regional political parties. As of 2021[update], the main political groups are Rashtriya...
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Bihar lies in the river plains of the basin of the river Ganga. As a result, its land contains fertile alluvial soil and groundwater resources. This makes...
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Bihar is located in the eastern region of India, between latitudes 24°20'10"N and 27°31'15"N and longitudes 83°19'50"E and 88°17'40"E. It is an entirely...
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Elections in the state of Bihar, India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Bihar creates laws regarding the conduct...
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The History of Bihar is one of the most varied in India. Bihar consists of three distinct regions, each has its own distinct history and culture. They...
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Rajputs in Bihar are members of the Rajput community living in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. They traditionally formed part of the feudal elite in...
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The Bihar drought of 1966–1967 was a drought in Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. The official death toll from starvation in the Bihar drought was...
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Rajendra Prasad (category Indian independence activists from Bihar)
Indian independence movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar. A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad was imprisoned by British authorities...
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Christianity in Bihar, a state of India, is a minority religion, being practised by less than 0.5% of the population. Most people, about 83%, in Bihar are Hindus...
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Bihar People's Party was a political party in the Indian state of Bihar, founded in 1993 by former leader of the Samajwadi Krantikari Sena and former...
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Rajgir (redirect from Rajgir, Bihar)
" is an ancient city and university town in the district of Nalanda in Bihar, India. It was the capital of the Haryanka dynasty, the Pradyota dynasty...
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Janata Dal (United) (section Chief ministers of Bihar)
marginalised people. JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar, where it heads the government, Manipur, where it is part of the government...
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Bihar was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary and a county of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom and Principality of Transylvania...
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Patna (redirect from Patna, Bihar)
historically known as Pāṭaliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population...
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Bindeshwari Prasad (1974). Comprehensive History Of Bihar Vol.1; Pt.2. pp. 252–253. Diwakar, R. R. (1958). Bihar through the ages. p. 312. Ancient Nepal. The...
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Paswan (category Social groups of Bihar)
"The Tribes and Castes of Bengal, by H. H. Risley. Vols. I. and II. Ethnographic Glossary, Vols. I. and II. Anthropometric Data". Journal of the Royal...
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Begusarai (redirect from Begusarai, Bihar)
capital of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of the Begusarai district, which is one of the 38 districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The district...
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Musahar (category Scheduled Castes of Bihar)
who are still forced to do this work due to destitution and poverty. In Bihar, the word Musahar is said to be derived from the Bhojpuri mūs+ahar (literally...
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The Bihar School of Yoga is a modern school of yoga founded and developed by Sri Swami Satyananda Saraswati in Munger, Bihar, India, in 1963. The system...
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Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji (section Conquest of Bihar and Destruction of Mahaviras (Buddhist Ritual Centres) (1200))
the Muslim conquests of the eastern Indian regions of Bengal and parts of Bihar and established himself as their ruler. He was the founder of the Khalji...
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Dalits in Bihar are a social group composed of many Scheduled Castes, placed at the bottom of the "caste-based social order". The Dalits also include...
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Arnesh Kumar Guidelines (redirect from Arnesh Kumar vs State of Bihar)
Arnesh Kumar Guidelines or Arnesh Kumar vs State of Bihar (2014) is a landmark judgement of the Indian Supreme Court, stating arrests should be an exception...
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Karmanasa River (category Rivers of Bihar)
Kaimur district of Bihar and flows through the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Along the boundary between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar it has the districts...
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Arrah (redirect from Arrah, Bhojpur, Bihar)
Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the confluence...
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Member of Legislative Council in the Legislative Council of the Governor of Bihar and Orissa, representing the Patna Division Landholders' Constituency, where...
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