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In
ancient days , Modern Saran Division,
formed a part of KOSALA country. The history
of Saran Division is bound to be history of
Kosala which included portions other than
present limit of Saran Division. The kingdom
of Kosala was bounded on the west by
Panchala, by the river Sarpika(sai)
in the south, on the east by Gandak
and on the north by Nepal . The Kosala
consisted of modern Faizabad, Gonda,
Basti, Gorakhpur, Deoria in UP and Saran in
Bihar.The historical background of the
district- as available in the 'Ain-E-Akbari
records Saran as one of the six Sarkars(
Revenue Divisions) constituting the province
of Bihar.At the time of grant of Diwani to
the East India company in 1765, there were
eight Sarkars including Saran and
Champaran.For More Info
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