Shahabad region

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The Shahabad region is a historical area in the Indian state of Bihar, known for its former feudal estates and role in regional politics and agrarian society.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Shahabad region canonical 2
old Shahabad district 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
administrativelyDividedInto Bhojpur district
Buxar district
linked to: Buxar

Kaimur district
Rohtas district
associatedWith agrarian unrest
left-wing peasant organizations
colonialAdministration Shahabad district under Bengal Presidency (historically)
contains Ara
Bhabua
Buxar
Sasaram
agricultural land
rural villages
country India
demography predominantly rural population
economyBasedOn agriculture
historicalFeature land concentration in few families
large zamindari estates
tenant peasantry
historicallyCorrespondsTo old Shahabad district
linked to: Shahabad region
historicalPeriod British colonial period in India
linked to: British India

post-independence India
knownFor agrarian society
caste-based politics
feudal estates
landlord–tenant conflicts
peasant movements
regional politics in Bihar
zamindari system
language Bhojpuri
Hindi
Magahi
locatedIn Bihar
eastern India
mainCrops oilseeds
paddy
pulses
wheat
majorRiver Ganges River
linked to: Ganges

Sone River
partOf Magadh cultural region
politicalInfluence Bihar state politics
postIndependenceChange abolition of zamindari
reorganization of districts
religion Hindu majority
Muslim minority
socialStructure caste-based hierarchy

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Jagdishpur estate locatedIn Shahabad region
Western Bihar politicalRegion Shahabad region
subject linked to: western Bihar
Shahabad region historicallyCorrespondsTo old Shahabad district
linked to: Shahabad region