He remained faithful to the Emperor and in when Jahangir died he was a commander of foot soldiers and horses. He was a brave soldier and had to his credit his participation in the Siege of Parendah and was promoted to the higher ranks and became the commander of foot soldiers and horses.
He died in and was succeeded by his son Raja Bihruz who was also a great fighter and held the rank of foot soldier and horses, under Shahjahan. He extended his territory, got many grants specially the Chakla Midnapur, in which he built a town and named it Kharagpur.
A ruined palace built by him is there; adjoining it is a three-domed mosque. There is still a marble slab, which gives the date of building in A. But this brave Kharagpur ruler died in During the civil amongst the sons of Shahjahan, Shah Shuja, the second son of the Emperor was governor of Bengal.
On hearing of the serious illness of his father in he raised the standard of revolts and claimed the throne. Though his capital was at Rajmahal, Munger the centre from which he direct his preparations and here he returned in after his defeat. In June , Auranzeb made an attempt to conciliate Shuja by granting him the province of Biharin addition to Bengal. Munger came into great prominence during this period of the civil war. Shuja took shelter at Munger to face the Imperialists. In course of this conflict Dara was compelled to send urgent letters to his son to make peace with his uncle.
In Daud Khan took charge of the province of Bihar. Jumla and Prince Muhammad pursued Shuja up to Munger. It was in this connection that Raja Bihruz was made In charge of the whole area of Munger.
We also find a mention of a Aevastative famine during the reign of the Governor, Ibrahim Khan which continued from The Dutch traveller, De Graafe, who travelled from Munger to Patna in November gives a graphic picture of the horrible sccnes. Marshall also mentions very interesting details about Munger.
He inspected Shah Suja place built on the west side of the Fort. The inside palace was so strictly guarded that two Dutch men De Graafe and Oasterhoff were imprisoned for their antiquarian interest as they were taken as spies.
They were released after seven weeks of imprisonment in November , by paying a fine of one thousand rupees to the Nawab of Patna. Marshall found a great garden and, at the south end, he saw several thatched and many tombs and mosques.
We find mention in the travel account of R. The Fort is now dismantled. Its gates, its battlements etc. According to it Sarkar Munger consisted of 31 mahals or Parganas, paying a revenue of 10,96,25 dams 40 dams equal to One Akbar Shahi rupee.
It is also mentioned that Sarkar Munger furnished horses and 50, foot soldiers. Raja Man Singh who is said to have reconqucred Bengal and Orissa had for some time Munger as his residenoc. During the reign of Aurangzed we find mention of Munger inconnection with the death and burial at Munger of the poet Mulla Mohammad Saiyed, who wrote under the nom-de-plume of Ashraf.
It while on his way from Bengal to Mecca, the poet died at Munger where his tomb is still pointed out. Nicholas Graafe, a Dutch physician who visited in the beginning of the century was struck with admiration at the sight of its white wall, towers and minarets.
But by when Mustafa Khan, a rebellious General of Alivardi Khan advanced against it in his march northwards the fort was a ruinous fortification which the Governor and his little garrison tried to put up some Defence but failed miserably.
The besieger got upon the wall and scized the fort though the leader was killed by a stone that fell upon him. Mustafa Khan, however, following the custom of those days, had music played to celebrate his success, he also took some guns and ammunition from the fort and after a halt for a few days marched off towards Patna. During the period of the disintegration of Mughal Empire Munger had to witness new changes. Bihar came to be joined to the Suba of Bengal, which had practically become independent of Delhi.
Munger was politically and strategically so important that it did not escape even the Maratha expendition. The second Maratha invasion under Raghujee Bhonsla occurred in It is also mentioned that during the 4th Maratha invasion in Raghuji passed through the hills of Kharagpur.
When British force was pursuing Jean Law, the French adventurer and partisan of siraj-ud-duala, who was flying northwards after the Battle of Plassey, Major Coote reached Munger late at night on 20th July, and requisitioned a number of boats which the Governor of Munger supplied. But Munger Fort was in such a good condition that he was not allowed to enter the Fort and when he approached the walls he found that garrison was ready to fire. Coote wisely resumed his march without any attempt to enter the Fort.
Nearly three years after in the spring of the army of Emperor Shah Alam marched out of the District when he was being pursued by Major Caillaud and miran. The Emperor had been defeated by Caillaud and Miran at sirpur on the 22nd February, This time Johan Stables, who had succeeded Caillaud was given charge of Munger.
It was he who directed to attack the Kharagpur Raja who had openly defied the authority of the new Nawab, Kasim Ali Khan. Andrews, H. Movement forced the British Government to form a committee i. Champaran Committee to make inquiry against the atrocities. K Gandhi was the member of the committee and he convinced the authority on the atrocities perpetrated under the Tinkathiya System , and why it should be abolished and compensation should be given to the peasants.
Non-Cooperation Movement. It was started by M. In August , the Bihar Congress meets under the presidentship of Dr. Rajendra Prasad and passed the non-cooperation resolution which was introduced by Dharnidhar Prasad and Shah Mohammad Zubair. Mazhar-ul-Haq started the newspaper i. Prince of Wales British visited Bihar which was opposed by the Congress. Swarajist Movement. This session resulted in an ideological faction between congress- one who supports the entry of the legislative council and others who opposed this and supported the Gandhian path.
Simon Commission. Commission reached Patna on 12 th December Boycott Movement. It was a movement of boycotting of foreign goods and the adoption of Indian-goods. In Bihar Congress committee started a campaign of popularising Khadi through Magic lantern to reach villages and carried signature campaign.
Purn Swaraj Complete Independence Resolution. On 20 th January , Bihar Congress Working Committee endorsed the plan of complete independence of Congress through the unfurling of Flag. Civil Disobedience Movement.
Rajendra Prasad drafted the Salt Satyagraha and chosen 6 th April as the date of the movement. Jawaharlal visited Bihar for the success of the Satyagaraha. He travelled Bihar from 31 st March to 3 rd April, Movement was begun from Champaran and Saran districts and later influence the region of Patna, Bettieh, Hajipur, and Darbhanga. Movement emphasizes on the use of Khadi and gave a strong message against intoxicating drinks, refusal to pay Chaukidari tax.
Swadeshi Committee was set up at Patna. Movement got great participation of women from every section of society. Bihpur Satyagrah was started at the same time.
In the protest of the lathi charge on Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Prof. Chandarvati Devi and Ramsunder Singh was another leader of the movement who took active participation. Champaran, Bhojpur, Purnia, Saran, and Muzaffarpur was an important district where the movement got flourished.
Gorkha Police were employed for the brutal suppression of the movement. Kisan Sabha and Bihar. United Political Party was formed by Zamindars to suppress peasants. Bihar Kisan Sabha was formed in All India Kisan Sabha was formed in Bihar Socialist Party. First Congress Cabinet in Bihar. Government of India Act, came with constitutional remedies and provincial autonomy in the state as well as dual administration in centre that resulted many constructive work.
For example- Elections was held in election zones. The stature of Siwan has acquired more importance recently after the excavation of an idol of Lord Vishnu from the village Bherbania in Siwan district.
During freedom movement, Siwan was one of the foremost centers of freedom struggle. This region was noted for the bravery and fighting spirit of the locals. Siwan is also noted for its social movements, one of which was the anti-purdah movement initiated by the social activist and freedom fighter Braj Kishore Prasad.
Rajendra Prasad, the renowned freedom fighter who went on to become the first President of Independent India belonged to Jiradei, a village in Siwan district. He organised many meetings to spread awareness about freedom struggles in siwan Maulana Mazharul Haque, another great social activist who is even today revered for his promotion of Hindu Muslim Unity, also hails from Siwan. Apart from the activities of brave revolutionaries such as Braj Kishore Prasad and Phulena Prasad, freedom activists like Dr.
Sayyad Mohammad, and many more, made Siwan the base of their activities against British. A peasant movement started by renowned author, Pandit Rahul Sankritayayana at Siwan, went to have huge repercussions on the freedom struggle, thus adding to the historic importance of the place. Start Learning English Hindi.
This question was previously asked in. Answer Detailed Solution Below Option 2 : Start Now. The correct answer is Key Points Bihar is the third-largest state by population and twelfth-largest by territory.
Bihar was established on 22 March It was on this day when the British carved out the state from Bengal in It was granted the statehood on 26 January On 15 November , southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand. Bihar has reserved Forest area of 6, km 2 which is 7.
As per the Census data, Bihar was also India's most densely populated state , with 1, persons per square kilometre. Bihar Day is observed every year on March
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