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Districts : Darbhanga Division (derbŭng´ge) , city (1991 pop. 218,391), Bihar state, NE India, E of the Baghmati River.Darbhanga is very old province in Bihar state. It gets its name from "Dwar Banga" or the Gate to Bengal. It is a district administrative centre and is located in a sugarcane- and tobaco-growing area on a fertile alluvial plain. Once part of the Brahman kingdom of Mithila, Darbhanga passed to the Mughals in the 14th cent. The British assumed control in 1765. Darbhanga has a mixed Hindu and Muslim population. HEAD QUARTERS
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HISTORY It is a noteworthy seat of the old Maharaja of Darbhanga, also the heart of the Maithil Culture. Darbhanga was an ancient city of Mithila , which is an ancient cultural region of North India lying between the lower ranges of the Himalayas and the Ganges River. The Nepal border cuts across the top fringe of this region. The Gandak and Kosi Rivers are rough western and eastern boundaries of Mithila.In the thirteenth century Mithila was invaded by Afghans, who deposed the Kshatriya ruler and placed a Maithil Brahman in control of land revenues over much of this region. This family soon began calling themselves kings, distributing land to other members of their caste, so that gradually land passed into the control of Maithil Brahmans. During Akbar’s reign in the sixteenth century, a second Maithil Brahman family came to rule as the Khandavala Dynasty. By British times, their estate, Darbhanga Raj, was the largest and richest of the great zamindari estates. Their capital was in the town of Darbhanga. They controlled most of Mithila until after Independence when the Republic of India brought an end to all the rajas and princely states. LANGUAGE
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PLACES OF INTEREST Rambagh Palace, Anand Bagh Palace, Nargona Palace, Bela Palace, Hanuman Mandir,Kali Mandir, Kankali Mandir,Madheshwar Mandir,Raj Ground, Chandradhari Singh Museum MOVIE HALL
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RAILWAYS Three important railways line:
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