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Prior to bifurcation of Siwan and Gopalganj districts in 1992, Saran district with its HQ at
Chhapra was one of the biggest and oldest districts of Bihar. The meaning of the word
"Saran" corresponds to "asylum" or "refuge" in English. Chinese traveller Xuanzang also
refers to Saran in his memoirs.
By 1666, the Dutch established their trade in saltpetre at Chhapra. Prior to 1905, Saran
was part of Bengal, Orissa and Assam. It continued to be part of Orissa till 1936. |
