Further, according to the history of Darbhanga District, the name of the district has been derived from its headquarters and principal town, which is said to have been founded by Darbhangi Khan. It is also said that the name Darbhanga was derived from Dwar-Banga or Dar-e-Bang meaning 'The Gateway to Bengal'. Under the British rule, Darbhanga was initially a division of Sarkar Tirhut till it was constituted into a separate district in the year 1875. The sub-divisions of this district were formed as earlier as Darbhanga Sadar in the year 1845, Madhubani in the year 1846 and Samastipur in the year 1867. Moreover, it also states that Darbhanga was a part of Patna Division till the 1908, when the separate Tirhut Division was formed. Darbhanga was made the divisional headquarters in the year 1972 when all the three sub-divisions got the position of independent districts. Thus, in this way Darbhanga District took its present shape. This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com |