Shahabad district

For other places with similar names, see Shahabad (disambiguation).

Shahabad district, 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.

Its medieval history was shaped by centuries of conflict between indigenous Chero people and immigrant Rajput clans. Shahabad played a pivotal role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 under the leadership of Kunwar Singh. 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

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. ^ a b O'Malley, Lewis Sydney Steward (1906). Shahabad. Bengal Secretariat Book Departmentôt.

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