544 B.C. The rise of Magadh Empire.

528 B.C. Gautam Buddha became Tathagata.

498 B.C. Mahavira got the incarnation.

455 B.C. Patliputra (Present Patna) became the capital of Magadh Dynasty.

1757-1857: East India Company rule

1857: First War of Independence 1857

1857-1947: British rule

1947: Indian Independence; Bihar becomes a state

2000: Bihar divided into two states - Bihar and Jharkhand

Vaishali: Vaishali was one of the earliest republics in the world (6th century BC).It was here that Buddha preached his last sermon. Vaishali, birthplace of Lord Mahavira is also Sacred to Jains.

Patna: Patna once called Patliputra the capital of Bihar, is among the world's oldest capital cities with unbroken history of many centuries as imperial metropolis of the Mauryas and Guptas imperial dynasties.

Rajgir: Rajgir,19 kms from Nalanda, was the ancient capital of Magadha Empire. Lord Buddha often visited the monastery here to meditate and to preach. Rajgir is also a place sacred to the Jains, Since Lord Mahavira spent many years here.

Pawapuri: In Pawapuri, or Apapuri, 38 kilometres from Rajgir and 90 kilometres from Patna, all sins end for a devout Jain. Lord Mahavira, the final tirthankar and founder of Jainism, breathed his last at this place.

Bodhgaya: Near the holy city of Gaya, the Buddha attained enlightenment. The tree that had sheltered him came to be known as the Bodhi tree and the place Bodhgaya. Today Bodhgaya, an important place of pilgrimage, has a number of monasteries, some of them established by Buddhists of Japan, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka etc.

Kesaria: Two miles to the south standPatna once called Patliputra the capital of Bihar,is among the world's oldest capital cities with unbroken history of many centuries as imperial metropolis.

Two miles to the south stands a lofty brick mount copped by a slid brick tower of considerable size which itself is a remain of a Buddhist stupa. The mound iself is a runed circumference at is base, while the stupa which is in runins, diameter of 68 feet at its base and a total height of 5½ ft originally it was crowned by Pinnacle which must have stood 80 or 90 ft above the ground. General Cunningham was of opinion that it does back to AD 200 to 700, and that it was built upon the ruins of a much older and larger stupa.

Pawapuri: In Pawapuri, or Apapuri, 38 kilometres from Rajgir and 90 kilometres from Patna, all sins end for a devout Jain. Lord Mahavira, the final tirthankar and founder of Jainism, breathed his last at this place.

Bodhgaya: Near the holy city of Gaya, the Buddha attained enlightebment. The tree that had sheltered him came to be known as the Bodhi tree and the place Bodhgaya. Today Bodhgaya, an important place of piligirmage, has a number of monasteries.

Kushinagar: 53 km west of Gorakhpur.Kushinagar is where the Lord Buddha breathed his last and achieved mahaparinirvana. Their are ruins here of many stupas as well as the chaityas and viharas that wehe built in latter times.

Muzaffarpur: 35 km from Vaishali.Muzaffarpur the "Lychee Kingdom", is one of the major towns of North Bihar, a short distance from other popular tourist spots Hazipur and Sonepur.Today Muzaffarpur is famous for its exotic fruit "LYCHEE".

Vaishali: One of the earliest republics in the world (6th century BC).It was here that Buddha preached his last sermon. Vaishali, birthplace of Lord Mahavira is also Sacred to Jains.

Patna:Patna once called Patliputra the capital of Bihar,is among the world's oldest capital cities with unbroken history of many centuries as imperial metropolis.

Nalanda: A great centre of Buddhist learning, Nalanda came into around the 5th century BC and was a flourishing university town with over ten thousand scholars and an extensive library.