Culture & celebrations
Hajipur: named for Haji Ilyas Shah
The district site says Hajipur, the district headquarters, is named for Haji Ilyas Shah (1345 to 1358 AD), who built a fort there.
Read source ↗Vaishali district: independent in 1972In the district
The district site says Vaishali became an independent district on 12 October 1972, earlier part of old Muzaffarpur district.
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