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'''Shahabad district''' or '''Arrah district''', headquartered at [[Arrah]] (now part of [[Bhojpur District, Bihar]]) was a Bhojpuri speaking district in western [[Bihar]], India, making the western border of Bihar with [[Uttar Pradesh]]. In 1972, the district was split into two districts: [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]] and [[Rohtas district|Rohtas]].<ref name="information">{{cite web | title = Buxar at a glance | work  = Bihar Government | url = http://bhojpur.bih.nic.in/| accessdate = January 14, 2012 }}</ref> [[Kaimur District]] was carved out from Rohtas in 1991 and [[Buxar District]] from Bhojpur in 1992. Historically, the geographic area was the eastern part of the [[Mahajanapadas|Mahajanapada]] [[Kingdom of Kashi]], with the [[Son River]] separating it from [[Magadh]].
'''Shahabad district''' or '''Arrah district''', headquartered at [[Arrah]] (now part of [[Bhojpur District, Bihar]]) was a Bhojpuri speaking district in western [[Bihar]], India, making the western border of Bihar with [[Uttar Pradesh]]. In 1972, the district was split into two districts: [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]] and [[Rohtas district|Rohtas]].<ref name="information">{{cite web | title = Buxar at a glance | work  = Bihar Government | url = http://bhojpur.bih.nic.in/| access-date = January 14, 2012 }}</ref> [[Kaimur District]] was carved out from Rohtas in 1991 and [[Buxar District]] from Bhojpur in 1992. Historically, the geographic area was the eastern part of the [[Mahajanapadas|Mahajanapada]] [[Kingdom of Kashi]], with the [[Son River]] separating it from [[Magadh]].


The districts in erstwhile Shahabad are as follows:
The districts in erstwhile Shahabad are as follows:
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* [[Sher Shah Suri]], Founder of Sur Dynasty who had built Grand Trunk Road
* [[Sher Shah Suri]], Founder of Sur Dynasty who had built Grand Trunk Road
* [[Ustad Bismillah Khan]], shehnai maestro and recipient of [[Bharat Ratna]]
* [[Ustad Bismillah Khan]], shehnai maestro and recipient of [[Bharat Ratna]]
* [[Jagjivan Ram|Babu Jagjivan Ram]], 4th Deputy PM and longest-serving union minister of India
* [[Jagjivan Ram|Babu Jagjivan Ram]], fourth Deputy PM and longest-serving union minister of India
* [[Meira Kumar]],  retd. Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer & 1st woman [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Speaker]].
* [[Meira Kumar]],  retd. Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer & first woman [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Speaker]].
* [[Ram Subhag Singh]], [[Minister of Railways (India)|Railway Minister]] of [[India]] from 14 February 1969 to 4 November 1969
* [[Ram Subhag Singh]], [[Minister of Railways (India)|Railway Minister]] of India from 14 February 1969 to 4 November 1969
* [[Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha]], 6th Chief Justice of India
* [[Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha]], sixth Chief Justice of India
* Bisheshwar Prasad Singh, former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
* Bisheshwar Prasad Singh, former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
* [[Anil Sinha]], Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and current Director of [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]]
* [[Anil Sinha]], Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and current Director of [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]]
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* Sardar Harihar Singh, Former Chief Minister of Bihar (From Chaungain)
* Sardar Harihar Singh, Former Chief Minister of Bihar (From Chaungain)
* [[Abdul Qaiyum Ansari]]; Freedom fighter, President of All India Momin conference through which he fought against Jinnah's two-nation theory, former cabinet minister of Bihar, member of parliament
* [[Abdul Qaiyum Ansari]]; Freedom fighter, President of All India Momin conference through which he fought against Jinnah's two-nation theory, former cabinet minister of Bihar, member of parliament
*Rajkumar Shahabadi, a film producer from Shahabad who produced [[Bhojpuri cinema]]'s first film, ''[[Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo]]''. Rajkumar Shahabadi, his son, is also a film producer and his granddaughter, [[Sheena Shahabadi]], is an actress.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category: Former districts of Bihar]]
[[Category:Former districts of Bihar]]




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Revision as of 11:19, 27 December 2021

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

Shahabad district or Arrah district, headquartered at Arrah (now part of Bhojpur District, Bihar) was a Bhojpuri speaking district in western Bihar, India, making the western border of Bihar with Uttar Pradesh. In 1972, the district was split into two districts: Bhojpur and Rohtas.[1] Kaimur District was carved out from Rohtas in 1991 and Buxar District from Bhojpur in 1992. Historically, the geographic area was the eastern part of the Mahajanapada Kingdom of Kashi, with the Son River separating it from Magadh.

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.

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