Kosi division - Revision history

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			{{Short description\|Administrative division in Bihar, India}}
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	\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}		\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}
	\| subdivision_type1 = State		\| subdivision_type1 = State
	\| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]		\| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image\|Bihar Government Banner.png}} [[Bihar]]
			\| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India\|Region]]
			\| subdivision_name2 = [[Mithila (region)\|Mithila]]
	\| established_title = Established		\| established_title = Established
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	\| parts_type = Districts		\| parts_type = Districts
	\| parts_style = para		\| parts_style = para
	\| p1 = Saharsa , Madhepura and Supaul		\| p1 = Saharsa, Madhepura and Supaul
	\| leader_title = Commissioner		\| leader_title = Commissioner
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	\| population_total = 12,120,117		\| population_total = 12,120,117
	\| population_as_of = 2011		\| population_as_of = 2011
	\|road connectivity		\|road connectivity =
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	\| website =		\| website =
	\| type = Division of [[Bihar]]		\| type = Division of [[Bihar]]
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	'''Kosi division''' is an administrative geographical unit of [[Bihar]] [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[India]]. [[Saharsa]] is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (~~2005~~), the division consists of [[Saharsa district]], [[Madhepura district]], and [[Supaul district]].		'''Kosi division''' is an administrative geographical unit of [[Bihar]] [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[India]]. [[Saharsa]] is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2022), the division consists of [[Saharsa district]], [[Madhepura district]], and [[Supaul district]].

	==Economy==		==Economy==
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	Present-day Kosi division, all of which was previously part of [[Saharsa district]], is part of the [[Mithila (region)\|Mithila region]].<ref>{{Cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC&pg=PA27 \| title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective\| isbn=9788175330344\| last1=Jha\| first1=Makhan\| year=1997}}</ref> Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by [[Indo-Aryan peoples]] who established the [[Mithila Kingdom]] (also called Kingdom of the Videhas).<ref>[[Michael Witzel]] (1989), ''Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes'' ed. Caillat, Paris, pages 13, 17 116–124, 141–143</ref>		Present-day Kosi division, all of which was previously part of [[Saharsa district]], is part of the [[Mithila (region)\|Mithila region]].<ref>{{Cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC&pg=PA27 \| title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective\| isbn=9788175330344\| last1=Jha\| first1=Makhan\| year=1997}}</ref> Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by [[Indo-Aryan peoples]] who established the [[Mithila Kingdom]] (also called Kingdom of the Videhas).<ref>[[Michael Witzel]] (1989), ''Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes'' ed. Caillat, Paris, pages 13, 17 116–124, 141–143</ref>
	During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Kingdom of the Videhas became one of the major political and cultural centers of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla. The kings of the Kingdom of the Videhas were called [[Janaka]]s.<ref>{{cite book \|author=Witzel, M. \|author-link=Michael Witzel \|year=1989 \|chapter=Tracing the Vedic dialects \|title=Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes \|location=Paris \|editor1-last=Caillat \|editor1-first=C. \|pages=141–143 \|publisher=Fondation Hugot}}</ref>		During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Kingdom of the Videhas became one of the major political and cultural centers of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla. The kings of the Kingdom of the Videhas were called [[Janaka]]s.<ref>{{cite book \|author=Witzel, M. \|author-link=Michael Witzel \|year=1989 \|chapter=Tracing the Vedic dialects \|title=Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes \|location=Paris \|editor1-last=Caillat \|editor1-first=C. \|pages=141–143 \|publisher=Fondation Hugot}}</ref>
	The Mithila Kingdom was later incorporated into the [[~~Vajji~~]] ~~confederacy~~, which had its capital in the city of [[Vaishali (ancient city)\|Vaishali]], which is also in Mithila.<ref>{{cite book \|author=Hemchandra, R. \|year=1972 \|title=Political History of Ancient India \|location=Calcutta \|publisher=University of Calcutta}}</ref>		The Mithila Kingdom was later incorporated into the [[Vajjika League]], which had its capital in the city of [[Vaishali (ancient city)\|Vaishali]], which is also in Mithila.<ref>{{cite book \|author=Hemchandra, R. \|year=1972 \|title=Political History of Ancient India \|location=Calcutta \|publisher=University of Calcutta}}</ref>

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			==External links==
			*[https://supaul.nic.in/ Official Website of Supaul District]
			*[https://kosinews.com/kosi-division/ Kosi Division - Details]

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kosi division
| native_name =
| image_map = Kosi division.svg
| map_caption = Location of Kosi division in Bihar
| coordinates = {{coord|25.88|N|86.6|E|source:kolossus-dewiki|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Saharsa]]
| parts_type = Districts
| parts_style = para
| p1 = Saharsa , Madhepura and Supaul
| leader_title = Commissioner
| leader_name =
| area_total_km2 =
| population_total = 12,120,117
| population_as_of = 2011
|road connectivity
=
| website =
| type = Division of [[Bihar]]
}}
'''Kosi division''' is an administrative geographical unit of [[Bihar]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]]. [[Saharsa]] is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2005), the division consists of [[Saharsa district]], [[Madhepura district]], and [[Supaul district]].

==Economy==

=== Agriculture ===

It is the major producer of [[Maize|Corn]] and [[Euryale ferox|Makhana]] in India. Every year tonnes of corn and makhana are disseminated throughout the entire country by railways and airways. The following crops are grown in the region: [[Euryale ferox|Makhana]] (''Euryale ferox'' Salisb), [[rice]], [[mango]]es, [[litchi]], [[bamboo]], [[Mustard oil|mustard]], [[Maize|corn]], [[wheat]] and [[sugarcane]]. [[Teak|Sagwan]] or teak (''Tectona grandis'') trees are now grown on a large scale.

==History==
Present-day Kosi division, all of which was previously part of [[Saharsa district]], is part of the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]].<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0i94Z5C8HMC&pg=PA27 | title=Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective| isbn=9788175330344| last1=Jha| first1=Makhan| year=1997}}</ref> Mithila first gained prominence after being settled by [[Indo-Aryan peoples]] who established the [[Mithila Kingdom]] (also called Kingdom of the Videhas).<ref>[[Michael Witzel]] (1989), ''Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes'' ed. Caillat, Paris, pages 13, 17 116–124, 141–143</ref>
During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Kingdom of the Videhas became one of the major political and cultural centers of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla. The kings of the Kingdom of the Videhas were called [[Janaka]]s.<ref>{{cite book |author=Witzel, M. |author-link=Michael Witzel |year=1989 |chapter=Tracing the Vedic dialects |title=Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes |location=Paris |editor1-last=Caillat |editor1-first=C. |pages=141–143 |publisher=Fondation Hugot}}</ref>
The Mithila Kingdom was later incorporated into the [[Vajji]] confederacy, which had its capital in the city of [[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]], which is also in Mithila.<ref>{{cite book |author=Hemchandra, R. |year=1972 |title=Political History of Ancient India |location=Calcutta |publisher=University of Calcutta}}</ref>

==Language==
The predominant language spoken in this region is Hindi and [[Maithili language]].<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sq1aDwAAQBAJ&q=maithili&pg=PT111 |title = Bihar Samanya Gyan|isbn = 9789386300850|last1 = Ranjan|first1 = Manish}}</ref> The most common dialect of Maithili used in Kosi division is [[Thēthi|Thēthi dialect]].<ref>Ray, K. K. (2009). Reduplication in Thenthi Dialect of Maithili Language. Nepalese Linguistics 24: 285–290.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Districts of Bihar]]

== References ==
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