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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
present-day Bihar, India	2
Bihar Province	1

Statements (101)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state of India ⓘ
additionalOfficialLanguage	Urdu language ⓘ surface form: Urdu
bordersCountry	Nepal ⓘ
bordersState	Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ
capital	Patna ⓘ
climateType	humid subtropical ⓘ
containsCity	Ara ⓘ Araria NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 (54)

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

Saharsa district → administrativeDivisionOf → Bihar ⓘ

Indo-Mauritians → ancestralOrigin → Bihar ⓘ

Indo-Caribbean people → ancestralRegion → Bihar ⓘ

Bengal Presidency → appliesToJurisdiction → Bihar ⓘ

Namami Gange → basinStates → Bihar ⓘ

Mahavira → birthRegion → Bihar ⓘ

this entity surface form: present-day Bihar, India

Bengal Sultanate → borderedBy → Bihar ⓘ

Uttar Pradesh → bordersState → Bihar ⓘ

West Bengal → bordersState → Bihar ⓘ

Indian state of West Bengal → bordersState → Bihar ⓘ

subject surface form: West Bengal

Teej → celebratedInRegion → Bihar ⓘ

Ghaghara → confluenceState → Bihar ⓘ

Bihar and Orissa Province → containsRegion → Bihar ⓘ

northern India → containsStateOrUT → Bihar ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern India

Supaul district → countrySubdivision → Bihar ⓘ

Mahavira → deathRegion → Bihar ⓘ

this entity surface form: present-day Bihar, India

Ghaghara → flowsThrough → Bihar ⓘ

Kosi → flowsThrough → Bihar ⓘ

Tirhuta script → geographicFocus → Bihar ⓘ

Mughal emperor Shah Alam II → grantedDiwaniOf → Bihar ⓘ

subject surface form: Shah Alam II

eastern India → includesState → Bihar ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern India

Arrah → locatedIn → Bihar ⓘ

Madhubani district → locatedIn → Bihar ⓘ

Saharsa district → locatedIn → Bihar ⓘ

Supaul district → locatedIn → Bihar ⓘ

Supaul district → locatedInNorthernPartOf → Bihar ⓘ

Sitamarhi district → locatedInTheState → Bihar ⓘ

Battle of Buxar → location → Bihar ⓘ

Champaran Satyagraha → location → Bihar ⓘ

Mughal emperor Shah Alam II → lostEffectiveControlOf → Bihar ⓘ

subject surface form: Shah Alam II

Indians in South Africa → majorAncestralRegion → Bihar ⓘ

Kosi → mouthLocation → Bihar ⓘ

Bihar and Orissa Province → namedAfter → Bihar ⓘ

Makar Sankranti → observedInState → Bihar ⓘ

British East India Company → obtainedDiwaniOf → Bihar ⓘ

Urdu language → officialLanguageOf → Bihar ⓘ

subject surface form: Urdu

Kunwar Singh → placeOfBirth → Bihar ⓘ

Kunwar Singh → placeOfDeath → Bihar ⓘ

Ramleela → popularIn → Bihar ⓘ

Bengal Army → recruitmentRegion → Bihar ⓘ

British Indian Army → recruitmentRegions → Bihar ⓘ

Kunwar Singh → region → Bihar ⓘ

Maithili → region → Bihar ⓘ

Kosi → regionAffectedByFloods → Bihar ⓘ

Santhali → spokenInIndianState → Bihar ⓘ

Darbhanga district → state → Bihar ⓘ

Madhubani district → state → Bihar ⓘ

Saharsa district → state → Bihar ⓘ

Sitamarhi district → state → Bihar ⓘ

Supaul district → state → Bihar ⓘ