Buxar is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Buxar. The district occupies an area of 1624 km² and has a population of 1,403,462 (as of 2001). Mir Kasim (reign:1760 to 1763), made an attempt to recover Bengal from the hands of British. In 1764, he enlisted the help of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and Nawab Shuja Ud Daulah of Oudh.But their troops were defeated in the Battle of Buxar by the company troops led by Major Hector Munro. This paved the way for british empire in India. Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... Bihar (बिहार in Devanagri) is a state situated in the eastern part of India. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
It is comprising of the 4 districts of Buxar, Bhojpur, Bhabua and Rohtas and bifurcated from the western part of Patna Archdiocese, has an area of 11,311 sq.
The parish church of Buxar is the Cathedral of the new diocese and 'Mary Mother of Perpetual Help', the diocesan Patron.
The first bishop of Buxar, bishop-elect William D'Souza, a Jesuit of the Province of Patna, was born in 1946, ordained priest in 1976 after completing Philosophy in Shembanagur in Tamil Nadu and theology in Jnana Deepa Vidyapeet in Pune.
Battle of Buxar (October 1764) was a significant battle fought between the forces under the command of the British East India Company on the one side, and the combined armies of Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal ; Suja-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh; and Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor.
The battle fought at Buxar, a town (currently in Bihar state, India) located on the bank of the Ganges river, was a decisive battle won by the forces of the British East India Company.
The Battle of Buxar heralded the establishment of the rule of the East India Company in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent.
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