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Jharkhand (/ ˈ dʒ ɑːr k ə n d /; [8] Hindi: [d͡ʒʱɑːɾkʰəɳɖ]; lit. ' the land of forests ') is a state in eastern India. [9] The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south.
[12] [page needed] In those days, the Jharkhand state was a part of Magadha and Anga. [ citation needed ] Nanda Empire ruled the region during 4th century BCE. In Mauryan period, this region was ruled by a number of states, which were collectively known as the Atavika (forest) states.
Furthermore, on November 15, 2000, South Bihar was bifurcated to form a separate state called Jharkhand due to demographic disparities between North Bihar and South Bihar. Today, these areas form parts of the Dhanbad, Bokaro, Ranchi, Saraikela Kharsawan and East Singhbhum districts in Jharkhand.
Location of Jharkhand. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jharkhand: Jharkhand – state in eastern India carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. The state shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south, and West ...
Today part of Jharkhand , India The Nagvanshis of Chotanagpur , also known as the Khokhra chieftaincy , was an Indian dynasty which ruled the parts of Chota Nagpur plateau region (modern-day Jharkhand ) during the medieval and modern periods.
The term Southeast Asian Massif [1] was proposed in 1997 by anthropologist Jean Michaud [2] to discuss the human societies inhabiting the lands above an elevation of approximately 300 metres (1,000 ft) in the southeastern portion of the Asian landmass, thus not merely in the uplands of conventional Mainland Southeast Asia.
Attack by 600 Santhals upon a party of 50 sepoys, 40th regiment native infantry The Santal Parganas in a 1907 map of the Bengal area. In 1855, during British India, Santal Parganas was created as a district, and was a part of the Bengal Presidency. Santal Parganas was a district, in undivided Bihar state, upgraded to a division in 1983 [7]. As ...
The current district map of Jharkhand shows the yellow and green-shaded districts that were part of Lohardaga district until 1892, when the yellow-shaded region became Palamu district and the green-shaded region became Ranchi district. In subsequent years, other districts were carved out from these two districts.