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Bihar is a province of the Mughal Sultanate-e-Hind.
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Guru Gobind Singh The 10th and last Sikh Guru, is born in Patna.
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The British East India Company expands it rule in to Bihar from Bengal.
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Battle of Buxar took placed in Bihar, then Bengal.
The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764 between the forces under the command of the British East India Company led by Hector Munro, and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh; the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.
The battle fought at Buxar, then within the territory of Bengal, a town located on the bank of the Ganges river, was a decisive victory for the British East India Company. -
Migration of Bihari & United Provinces workers across the British world by the Company and later British government.
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Province of Bihar and Orissa separated from Bengal.
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Patna High Court is the High Court of the state of Bihar.
It was established on 3 February 1916 and later affiliated under the Government of India Act, 1915. The court is headquartered in Patna, the administrative capital of the state. -
Mahatama Gandhi arrives in Champaran with a team of eminent lawyers, comprising of Brajkishore Prasad, Rajendra Prasad, Anugrah Narayan Sinha and others.
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The Patna University, Hindi: the first university in Bihar, was established in 1917 during the British Raj, and is the seventh oldest university of the Indian subcontinent. At that time, the jurisdiction of the university extended to Bihar, Orissa, and the Kingdom of Nepal.
The university oversaw examinations for educational institutions ranging from school finals to the postgraduate levels. This continued almost for four decades, until the establishment of the Tribhuvan University. -
Patna Medical College, established in 1925 and originally known as Prince of Wales Medical College, is a medical college located in Patna, the state capital of Bihar, India.It is located on the southern bank of the river Ganges and is affiliated to Patna University.
The college was a premier center for imparting medial education in pre-independence era, producing doctors such as Dr.Banerjee Dr. Dukhan Ram etc.
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Sir James David Sifton appointed the first Governor of Bihar.
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1935 Government of India Act federates the Indian Empire and creates a new Bihar.
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First Democratic election of Bihar in March, 1937.Congress emerged as largest political party, Muslim Independent Party headed by Barrister Muhammad Yunus stood second.Barrister Mohammad Yunus formed Government and became first Premier (April- July, 1937 )of Bihar province.
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The first Congress ministry is formed in Bihar under provincial autonomy granted by British rule,Dr.Sri Krishna Sinha sworn in as Premier and Dr.Anugrah Narayan Sinha became Deputy Premier cum Finance Minister.
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Launch of Quit India Movement.Prominent Bihar leaders like Rajendra Prasad, Anugrah Narayan Sinha & Sri Krishna Sinha imprisoned.
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First Cabinet of Bihar formed; consisting of two members,Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha as first Chief Minister of Bihar and Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha as Bihar's first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister (also in charge of Labour,Health,Agriculture and Irrigation).Other ministers are inducted later.The Cabinet served as the first Bihar Government after independence in 1947.
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Indian Independence; Bihar becomes a state in the new Dominion of India.
