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1999: Presidential rule imposed in Bihar because of complete denigration of governance, then lifted because not endorsed by the Rajya Sabha, Rabri Devi back as CM. 2000: Bihar divided into two states, Bihar and Jharkhand, by the National Democratic Alliance central government. 2000: Lalu Prasad's split Janata Dal wins elections.
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 are Magadha, Mithila and Bhojpur. [1] Chirand, on the northern bank of the Ganga River, in Saran district, has an archaeological record dating from the Neolithic age (c. 2500 – 1345 BC).
Bihar has experienced strong growth in per capita net state domestic product (NSDP). At current prices, per capita NSDP of the state grew at a CAGR of 12.91% from 2004 to 2005 to 2014–15. [133] Bihar's per capita income went up by 40.6% in FY 2014–15. [134] The state's debt was estimated at 77% of GDP by 2007. [135]
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It was a Hellenistic-era Greek kingdom covering various parts of Afghanistan and the northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent (parts of modern-day Pakistan and northwestern India). The kingdom was founded when the Graeco-Bactrian king Demetrius (and later Eucratides) invaded India from Bactria in 200 BCE. During its existence, the ...
Banaili Estate of Bihar - ruled by Chaudhary Bahadhur lineage - (Maithil Brahmins) Baudh State was a princely state ruled by a Brahmin family who adopted a nephew of the Raja of Keonjhar as successor; Benares State, a 13 gun salute (15 gun salute local) state ruled by Bhumihar Brahmins; Bettiah Raj ruled by Bhumihar Brahmins
The nineteenth-century British civil servant, John Beames noted about Mughal-ruled Bihar that "everyone who was powerful enough to rob the state or his neighbours, robbed to his hearts content". [8] Zamindars refusing to pay the state and gathering forces to attack neighbouring zamindars was a common practice in Bihar during this period. [8]