1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
TIRHUT, or TIRHOOT, the historic name of a tract in northern India, being that portion of Behar which lies north of the Ganges. It corresponds roughly with the ancient Hindu kingdom of Mithila (q.v.). Down to 1873 it formed a single district, which was then divided into the two districts of Darbhanga and MuzafFarpur. In 1908, when, the division of Patna was subdivided, the name of Tirhut was again officially given to a new division, containing the four districts of Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Saran and Champaran: total…
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