Bihar

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state of India

Bihar is a populous state in eastern India known for its rich historical heritage, including ancient centers of learning like Nalanda and significant sites in Buddhist history.

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All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
Bihar canonical 875
State of Bihar 13
state of Bihar 11

Statements (101)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state of India ⓘ
additionalOfficialLanguage Urdu language ⓘ
surface form: Urdu
bordersCountry Nepal ⓘ
bordersState Jharkhand ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
capital Patna ⓘ
climateType humid subtropical ⓘ
containsCity Ara ⓘ
Araria ⓘ
Aurangabad, Bihar ⓘ
Begusarai ⓘ
Bettiah ⓘ
Bhagalpur ⓘ
Bodh Gaya ⓘ
Buxar ⓘ
Chhapra ⓘ
Darbhanga district ⓘ
surface form: Darbhanga

Gaya ⓘ
Gopalganj ⓘ
Hajipur ⓘ
Jamui ⓘ
Jehanabad ⓘ
Katihar ⓘ
Kishanganj ⓘ
Lakhisarai ⓘ
Madhepura ⓘ
Motihari ⓘ
Munger ⓘ
Muzaffarpur ⓘ
Nalanda ⓘ
Nalanda district headquarters Bihar Sharif ⓘ
Nawada ⓘ
Purnia ⓘ
Rajgir ⓘ
Saharsa ⓘ
Samastipur ⓘ
Sasaram ⓘ
Sheikhpura ⓘ
Sitamarhi ⓘ
Siwan ⓘ
Supaul ⓘ
country India ⓘ
economySector agriculture ⓘ
governingBody Government of Bihar ⓘ
hasAirport Gaya Airport ⓘ
Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Indian Institute of Technology Patna ⓘ
Nalanda ⓘ
surface form: Nalanda University (modern)

National Institute of Technology Patna ⓘ
Patna University ⓘ
hasFestival Chhath Puja ⓘ
Diwali ⓘ
Holi ⓘ
Makar Sankranti ⓘ
hasHighCourt Patna High Court ⓘ
hasHistoricalSite Vikramashila monastery ruins ⓘ
Nalanda ⓘ
surface form: ancient Nalanda University ruins
hasLegislativeBody Bihar Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Bihar Legislative Council ⓘ
hasPopulationRankInIndia one of the most populous states ⓘ
hasReligiousSite Mahabodhi Temple complex ⓘ
surface form: Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya
hasRiver Gandaki River ⓘ
surface form: Gandak

Ganges ⓘ
Kosi ⓘ
Son River ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle Chief Minister of Bihar ⓘ
headOfStateTitle Governor of Bihar ⓘ
historicalNameEtymology derived from Sanskrit and Pali word vihara (monastery) ⓘ
historicalRegion Magadha ⓘ
importantFor Buddhist history ⓘ
Jain history ⓘ
ancient Indian learning ⓘ
ISOCode IN-BR ⓘ
knownFor fertile Gangetic plains ⓘ
flood-prone northern districts ⓘ
largestCity Patna ⓘ
legislatureType bicameral ⓘ
locatedIn eastern India ⓘ
majorCrop maize ⓘ
pulses ⓘ
rice ⓘ
sugarcane ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
majorRailwayJunction Mughalsarai (nearby, in Uttar Pradesh but serving region) ⓘ
Patna Junction ⓘ
officialLanguage Hindi ⓘ
regionalLanguage Bhojpuri ⓘ
Magahi ⓘ
Maithili ⓘ
timeZone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
traditionalCuisineItem litti chokha ⓘ
sattu ⓘ
traditionalDance Jhumar ⓘ
surface form: Jat-Jatin
traditionalMusic Bhojpuri folk music ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Mahabodhi Temple complex ⓘ
surface form: Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
UTCOffset +05:30 ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode BR ⓘ
wasCenterOf Gupta Empire ⓘ
surface form: Gupta Empire (partly)

Magadha ⓘ
surface form: Magadha Empire

Maurya Empire ⓘ
surface form: Maurya Empire (partly)

Referenced by (929)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Urdu language → officialLanguageOf → Bihar ⓘ
subject surface form: Urdu
Indo-Caribbean people → ancestralRegion → Bihar ⓘ
British East India Company → obtainedDiwaniOf → Bihar ⓘ
Maithili → region → Bihar ⓘ
northern India → containsStateOrUT → Bihar ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern India
Uttar Pradesh → bordersState → Bihar ⓘ
Champaran Satyagraha → location → Bihar ⓘ
Siraj ud-Daulah → territoryIncluded → Bihar ⓘ
Bengal Army → recruitmentRegion → Bihar ⓘ
British Indian Army → recruitmentRegions → Bihar ⓘ
Indians in South Africa → majorAncestralRegion → Bihar ⓘ
Kunwar Singh → placeOfBirth → Bihar ⓘ
Kunwar Singh → placeOfDeath → Bihar ⓘ
Kunwar Singh → region → Bihar ⓘ
Bengal Presidency → appliesToJurisdiction → Bihar ⓘ
Makar Sankranti → observedInState → Bihar ⓘ
Arrah → locatedIn → Bihar ⓘ
Ghaghara → confluenceState → Bihar ⓘ
Ghaghara → flowsThrough → Bihar ⓘ
Kosi → mouthLocation → Bihar ⓘ
Kosi → flowsThrough → Bihar ⓘ
Kosi → regionAffectedByFloods → Bihar ⓘ
Namami Gange → basinStates → Bihar ⓘ
West Bengal → bordersState → Bihar ⓘ
Indian state of West Bengal → bordersState → Bihar ⓘ
subject surface form: West Bengal
Battle of Buxar → location → Bihar ⓘ
eastern India → includesState → Bihar ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern India
Pala Empire → territory → Bihar ⓘ
Bihar and Orissa Province → containsRegion → Bihar ⓘ
Bihar and Orissa Province → successor → Bihar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bihar Province
Bihar and Orissa Province → namedAfter → Bihar ⓘ
Bengal Sultanate → borderedBy → Bihar ⓘ
Santhali → spokenInIndianState → Bihar ⓘ
Ramleela → popularIn → Bihar ⓘ
Indo-Mauritians → ancestralOrigin → Bihar ⓘ
Mughal emperor Shah Alam II → grantedDiwaniOf → Bihar ⓘ
subject surface form: Shah Alam II
Mughal emperor Shah Alam II → lostEffectiveControlOf → Bihar ⓘ
subject surface form: Shah Alam II
Madhubani district → locatedIn → Bihar ⓘ
Madhubani district → state → Bihar ⓘ
Darbhanga district → state → Bihar ⓘ
Mahavira → birthRegion → Bihar ⓘ
this entity surface form: present-day Bihar, India
Mahavira → deathRegion → Bihar ⓘ
this entity surface form: present-day Bihar, India
Tirhuta script → geographicFocus → Bihar ⓘ
Sitamarhi district → state → Bihar ⓘ
Sitamarhi district → locatedInTheState → Bihar ⓘ
Saharsa district → locatedIn → Bihar ⓘ
Saharsa district → state → Bihar ⓘ
Saharsa district → administrativeDivisionOf → Bihar ⓘ
Supaul district → locatedIn → Bihar ⓘ
Supaul district → state → Bihar ⓘ