Traditions also speak of Kapil Muni's relationship with this
area that propounded the Sankhya philosophy. Association of this area with
Pandavas is also evident by the belief that they stayed here during their period
of exile.
The learned men like Vidyapati, Kumaril Bhatt, Mandan Mishra,
Nagarjun, Vibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhya and Vidushi Bhariti belonged to this
reason.
The name of the district has been derived from its head
quarter and principal town, which is said to have been founded by Darbhangi
Khan. It is also said that the name Darbhanga was derived from Dwar-Banga
or Dar-e-Bang meaning "THE GATEWAY TO BENGAL".
Darbhanga is one of the important districts of North Bihar
situated in the very heart of Mithilanchal - the fertile, alluvial plains of
North India. Under the British rule, Darbhanga was a part of Sarkar Tirhut upto
1875, when it was constituted into a separate district. The sub-divisions of the
then district Darbhanga were created as earlier as Darbhanga Sadar in 1845,
Madhubani in 1846 and Samastipur in 1867. Darbhanga was part of Patna Division
till 1908, when the separate Tirhut Division was carved out. Darbhanga became
the Divisional headquarters in 1972 when all its three sub-divisions got the
status of separate districts. Thus the present Darbhanga district took shape.
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