Shahabad district

Shahabad district (Bhojpuri pronunciation: sāhābāda, 𑂮𑂰𑂯𑂰𑂥𑂰𑂠), headquartered at Arrah, was a historic administrative district in British India. Making up the westernmost part of modern-day Bihar, its territory was defined by the Ganges river to the north and the Son River to the east, which traditionally separated the Bhojpuri-speaking culture of Shahabad from the Magahi culture of Magadh.

In 1972, the district was bifurcated into Bhojpur and Rohtas, which were later subdivided to create the four present-day districts that occupy its former territory.[1][2]

Etymology

The name Shahabad (Persian: شاه آباد), meaning City of the King or Abode of the King, is said to have been coined by the Mughal emperor Babur in 1529. After a military victory in the region, Babur set up his camp at Arrah and named the town and by extension, the surrounding region, Shahabad to proclaim his dominion.[2]

Present status and Bhojpur Division (proposed)

The districts in erstwhile Shahabad are as follows:

All four above districts fall under the Patna Division along with Patna and Nalanda District.

Notable persons

References

  1. ↑ "Buxar at a glance". Bihar Government. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 O'Malley, Lewis Sydney Steward (1906). Shahabad. Bengal Secretariat Book Departmentôt.

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