📜 1. Ancient Bihar (Before 600 BCE)
Bihar’s name is derived from the Sanskrit word
“Vihara”, meaning monastery,
due to the presence of Buddhist viharas.
The region was home to early settlements like
Chirand (~2500 BCE), and Mithila was ruled by
King Janaka, father of Sita from the Ramayana.
👑 2. Mahajanapadas & Magadh Empire
(600–321 BCE)
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Bimbisara and Ajatashatru of
Magadh were powerful rulers.
- Rajgir and Pataliputra became important centers.
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Bihar was the cradle of
Buddhism and
Jainism.
🏛️ 3. Mauryan Empire (321–185 BCE)
Founded by Chandragupta Maurya with capital at
Pataliputra.
Ashoka the Great promoted Buddhism globally.
Ashoka’s pillars and
edicts still exist in Bihar.
🏯 4. Gupta Empire (320–550 CE)
Known as the
Golden Age of India, with
major contributions in science and literature.
Scholars like Aryabhata emerged during this era.
🕌 5. Pala Empire & Decline (750–1200 CE)
Pala kings revived Buddhism and established
Nalanda and
Vikramshila Universities.
Decline followed invasions by Muhammad Ghori and
Bakhtiyar Khilji.
🏰 6. Medieval Period (1200–1757)
Bakhtiyar Khilji destroyed major Buddhist centers.
Bihar became part of the Delhi Sultanate and later
the Mughal Empire.
Sher Shah Suri, born in Sasaram, built the Grand
Trunk Road.
⚔️ 7. British Colonial Period (1757–1947)
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Battle of Buxar (1764) brought Bihar under
British control.
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Champaran Satyagraha (1917) led by Gandhi. 🕊️
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad was from Bihar. 🇮🇳
📈 8. Post-Independence Bihar (1947–2000)
Bihar joined the Indian Union. Faced social and political challenges
but maintained cultural strength. 💪🎭
Lalu Prasad Yadav was a dominant political figure
in the 1990s. 🎤🗳️
🗺️ 9. Formation of Jharkhand (2000)
Bihar was bifurcated in 2000 to create
Jharkhand for better governance of tribal and
mineral-rich areas.
🏙️ 10. Modern Bihar (2000–Present)
Nitish Kumar played a vital role in governance and
infrastructure development.
Education institutions like
IIT Patna, NIT Patna, AIIMS Patna, and
revived Nalanda University are key
history-highlights.
✨ 11. Bihar’s Cultural & Religious
Legacy
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Birthplace of Buddhism and
Jainism
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Home to UNESCO site Bodh Gaya,
Vaishali, and Nalanda
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Temples: Vishnupad, Patan Devi,
Mahabodhi
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Festivals: Chhath Puja,
Sonepur Mela
📈 12. Demographics and Economy
Population: Over 120 million
Major sectors: Agriculture, Education, Tourism,
Transport, Handicrafts
Key Rivers: Ganga, Kosi, Sone, Gandak
Growth: Rapid development in
infrastructure and
digital services
📜Great Personalities of Bihar
👑 Icons Who Shaped Bihar's Legacy 👣
🔱 Gautam Buddha (563 BCE – 483 BCE)
Janm Sthal: Lumbini (Nepal), lekin Bodhi prapti
Bihar ke Bodh Gaya mein hui.
Dharm: Bauddh Dharma ke sthaapak.
Yogdaan: Gyaan prapt karne ke baad Bodh Gaya mein
Mahabodhi Vriksh ke neeche baith kar moksha prapt kiya. Rajgir aur
Vaishali mein prachaar kiya. Unke updesh ahimsa, madhyam marg aur
karuna par aadhaarit the. Bihar ko unhone dharma ka kendr banaya.
🕊️ Bhagwan Mahavira (599 BCE – 527 BCE)
Janm Sthal: Vaishali, Bihar.
Dharm: Jain Dharma ke 24th Tirthankara.
Yogdaan: Ahimsa, satya, asteya, aparigraha aur
brahmacharya ka sandesh diya. Jain dharm ke siddhant aur shiksha ko
Bihar ke vaibhav se joda.
📚 Chanakya (Kautilya/Vishnugupta)
Janm Sthal: Magadh ya Nalanda ke paas (anumanit).
Yogdaan: Arthashastra ke rachayita. Chandragupta
Maurya ke guru, jinhone Maurya samrajya ki sthaapna mein madad ki.
Chatur aur rajneetik yojana banane mein maharath.
🛕 Aryabhata (476 CE)
Janm Sthal: Kusumpura (Pataliputra, aaj ka Patna).
Yogdaan: Pramukh ganitgyani aur khagolshastri. Zero
ka upyog, pi (π) ki maap aur grahon ki gati par gahan anusandhan.
Aryabhatiya granth likha.
📖 Vachaspati Mishra (9th century CE)
Janm Sthal: Mithila, Bihar.
Yogdaan: Nyaya, Vedanta aur Mimansa ke bade vidvan.
Anek tatvik granthon ka rachana kiya.
🇮🇳 Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884–1963)
Janm Sthal: Zeradei, Siwan, Bihar.
Yogdaan: Bharat ke pratham Rashtrapati. Swatantrata
sangram mein Gandhi ji ke saath kaam kiya. Bharat ki Samvidhan Sabha
ke adhyaksh bhi rahe.
🚩 Jayaprakash Narayan (1902–1979)
Janm Sthal: Sitab Diara, Saran, Bihar.
Yogdaan: Sampoorna kranti ke neta. Emergency (1975)
ke khilaaf aandolan ka netritva kiya. Gandhiwadi soch aur loktantrik
mulyaon ke pracharak.
🧠 Babu Kunwar Singh (1777–1858)
Janm Sthal: Jagdishpur, Bhojpur, Bihar.
Yogdaan: 1857 ke Swatantrata Sangram ke veer neta.
Aakhri dam tak angrezon se ladai ki. Bihar ke veer putra ke roop
mein jane jaate hain.
⚖️ Sri Krishna Singh (1887–1961)
Janm Sthal: Nawada, Bihar.
Yogdaan: Bihar ke pehle mukhyamantri. Zamindari
pratha khatam ki, samajik sudhar laaya. Shiksha aur audyogik vikas
ke kshetra mein kaam kiya.
✒️ Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' (1908–1974)
Janm Sthal: Simaria, Begusarai, Bihar.
Yogdaan: Rashtriya kavi, veer ras ke mahan kavi.
Rachnayein: "Rashmirathi", "Parashuram ki Pratiksha". Sahitya ke
madhyam se rashtravaad aur kranti ka samarthan.
🎓 Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha (1887–1957)
Janm Sthal: Aurangabad, Bihar.
Yogdaan: Swatantrata senani aur Bihar ke pehle
Deputy CM. Shiksha, agriculture aur vikas mein mahatvapurna yogdaan.
🧘♂️ Nagarjuna (2nd Century CE)
Janm Sthal: Nalanda (anumanit).
Yogdaan: Madhyamaka school of Mahayana Buddhism ke
vicharak. Unka darshan bauddh tatva-chintan ka aadhar bana.
📜 Vidyapati (1352–1448)
Janm Sthal: Bisfi, Madhubani, Bihar.
Yogdaan: Maithili bhasha ke mahan kavi. Unki
rachnayein prem, bhakti aur rajneeti se bhari hui thi.
🏛️ Anand Kumar (Contemporary)
Janm Sthal: Patna, Bihar.
Yogdaan: Super 30 ke sthaapak. Gareeb vidyarthiyon
ko IIT entrance ke liye tayar karte hain. Samajik uddeshya ke liye
shiksha ka model.
🌟 Bihar’s Unmatched Contributions to India & the World
From Spiritual Roots to Scientific Legacy – The Pride of Bihar
🧘♂️ 1. Buddhism ka Janm aur Vishwa Mein
Prasar
Bodh Gaya, Bihar mein Gautam Buddha ko gyaan prapt hua.
Bauddh Dharma Bharat ka pehla dharm tha jise vishwa bhar mein
phelaaya gaya – Nepal, Tibet, Japan, China, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, etc.
Bihar ne ek aisa dharm diya jiska sandesh tha shanti, ahimsa aur
karuna.
🕊️ 2. Jain Dharma ki Sthapna
Vaishali (Bihar) mein Bhagwan Mahavira ka janm hua, jinhone Jain
dharma ka prachaar kiya.
Unki ahimsa aur satya ki shiksha ne samaj ko nayi disha di.
🏛️ 3. Sabse Pracheen Vishvavidyalaya –
Nalanda University
Nalanda (5th century CE) duniya ki pehli international residential
university thi.
China, Korea, Tibet, Sri Lanka se students yahaan padhne aate the.
Isne Bharat ko gyaan ka kendra banaya.
📜 4. Rajneeti aur Arthashastra ka Janm –
Chanakya aur Maurya Samrajya
Bihar mein janme Chanakya (Kautilya) ne Arthashastra likha – Bharat
ka pratham rajneetik/arthik manual.
Unke shishya Chandragupta Maurya ne Bharat ka pehla bada samrajya
banaya.
🧮 5. Ganita aur Khagol Vigyan –
Aryabhata
Bihar ke Aryabhata ne:
- Zero ka gyaan diya.
- Pi (π) ki accurate value nikali.
- Surya aur grahon ki gati par vishesh anusandhan kiya.
Aaj ke computer aur space science mein unka yogdaan mool sthamb hai.
🏹 6. 1857 Ki Kranti Ka Veer Neta –
Kunwar Singh
Bihar ke Kunwar Singh ne 80 varsh ki ayu mein 1857 ke vidroh ka
netritva kiya.
Angrezon ko tagda jawab diya aur rashtrabhakti ka prateek bane.
🗳️ 7. Bharat ke Pratham Rashtrapati – Dr.
Rajendra Prasad
Bihar ke Siwan se aane wale Dr. Rajendra Prasad bane Bharat ke pehle
Rashtrapati.
Unka jeevan tyag, imandari aur rashtrabhakti se bhara tha.
🔥 8. Sampoorna Kranti – Jayaprakash
Narayan
Emergency ke dauran JP Movement ne desh mein loktantra bachaya.
Bihar se uthi Sampoorna Kranti ki lalkar ne Indira Gandhi sarkar ki
neev hila di.
✍️ 9. Hindi Sahitya ke Amar Kavi –
Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’
Veer Ras ke kavi Dinkar ji ne “Rashmirathi”, “Kurukshetra” jaise
granth likhe.
Deshbhakti aur kranti ki bhavna bharatwasiyon mein jagayi.
🛣️ 10. Grand Trunk Road – Sher Shah Suri
Sasaram, Bihar ke Sher Shah Suri ne Delhi se Kabul tak Grand Trunk
Road banayi.
Aaj bhi yeh road Bharat ki lifeline hai. Administrative reforms ka
base diya jo aaj bhi prachalit hai.
🏫 11. Super 30 – Anand Kumar
Garib bachchon ko IIT mein pahuchane ka sapna pura karwane wale
Anand Kumar ne desh aur videsh mein naam kamaya.
Bihar ka shiksha mein ek aadarsh model.
🧵 12. Handicrafts aur Kala
Bihar ki kala aur haat shilp duniya bhar mein mashhoor hain:
- Madhubani Painting – Mithila se janmi.
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Tikuli Art, Lac Bangles, Sujani embroidery – sabne Bharat ki kala
ko pehchaan di.
🌾 13. Krishi aur Anaj Utpadan
Bihar Ganga nadi se sinchit hai aur Bharat ke mukhya chawal, gehu,
makka utpadak rajyon mein se hai.
Litchi (Muzaffarpur) aur Makhana (Darbhanga/Mithila) ne GI tag paaya
hai.
🎉 14. Cultural Festivals – Chhath Puja
Chhath Bihar ka sabse bada aur pavitra tyohaar hai jo aaj poore
Bharat mein mana jaata hai.
Surya devta ki pooja aur nadi ke saath jude sanskaron ne Bihar ki
sanskritik virasat ko global banaya.
🎤 15. Language and Literature
Bihar ne Bharat ko Maithili, Bhojpuri, Magahi jaise samriddh
bhashaon ka varsha diya.
Bhojpuri to aaj Fiji, Mauritius, Trinidad tak boli jaati hai.
📈 16. Vikas Ke Naye Pratiman
Nitish Kumar ke netritva mein Infrastructure, law & order aur
digital governance mein behtari hui.
Road, electricity, school enrollment mein sudhar. Ek udaymaan Bharat
ka pratibimb ban raha hai Bihar.
📌 What Bihar Gave to India – At a Glance
| Field |
Contribution |
| Religion |
Buddhism & Jainism |
| Politics |
Chanakya, JP, Rajendra Prasad |
| Education |
Nalanda, Aryabhata, Super 30 |
| Literature |
Dinkar, Vidyapati |
| Revolution |
1857 – Kunwar Singh, 1975 – JP |
| Art |
Madhubani, Tikuli, Makhana, Litchi |
| Social Reform |
Anti-Zamindari Laws, Education Reforms |
| Culture |
Chhath, Bhojpuri Language |
| Science |
Zero, Astronomy by Aryabhata |
🌟 Bihar’s Unmatched Contributions to India & the World
From Spiritual Roots to Scientific Legacy – The Pride of Bihar