Sasaram

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Sasaram is a historic town in eastern India known for its grand Mughal-era monuments, especially the tomb of Sher Shah Suri.

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Sasaram canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipal town
administrativeStatus district headquarters of Rohtas district
climate humid subtropical climate
connectedBy Grand Trunk Road
Howrah–Delhi main railway line
country India
elevation approximately 100–120 metres above sea level
governingBody Sasaram Nagar Parishad
hasEducationalInstitution Government Engineering College, Sasaram
Sasaram Law College
hasIndustry agriculture
stone quarrying
hasLocalLanguage Bhojpuri
hasLokSabhaConstituency Sasaram (Lok Sabha constituency)
hasMonument Hasan Khan Suri Tomb
Rohtasgarh Fort (nearby)
linked to: Rohtasgarh Fort

Sher Shah Suri Tomb
Sukha Rauza
hasOfficialLanguage Hindi
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
hasRailwayStation Sasaram railway station
hasReligiousSite ancient temples
mosques
hasVidhanSabhaConstituency Sasaram (Bihar Assembly constituency)
historicalEraProminence Mughal era
linked to: Mughal period
historicalRulerAssociated Sher Shah Suri
historicalSignificance historic town
knownFor Mughal-era monuments
grand mausoleums
tomb of Sher Shah Suri
locatedIn Bihar
Rohtas district
locatedInFormerEntity Magadh region
locatedInRegion eastern India
locatedNear Kaimur Hills
Son River basin
nearestMajorCity Patna
Varanasi
partOf Indian state of Bihar
linked to: Bihar
postalCodePrefix 8211xx
timeZone Indian Standard Time
UTCOffset +5:30
vehicleRegistrationCode BR-24

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Bihar containsCity Sasaram
Sur Empire capital Sasaram
Sher Shah Suri capital Sasaram
Patna division containsCity Sasaram
Dehri-on-Sone hasNearbyCity Sasaram
Sur tribe politicalCenter Sasaram