Administration in Bihar Bihar are like sub-districts. There are 101 subdivisions in Bihar. The Indian state of Bihar is divided into 534 administrative subdivisions called blocks. The Patna High Court () is the High Court of the state of Bihar. It was established on February 3, 1916, and later affiliated under the "Government of India Act, 1915". The court is headquartered in Patna, the administrative capital of the state. A proclamation was made by the Governor-General of India on 22 March 1912. The foundation-stone of the High Court Building was laid on 1 December 1913 by His Excellency the late Viceroy and Governor-General
Seventeen Provinces his son, the King of Spain. Conflicts between Philip II and his Dutch subjects led to the Eighty Years' War, which started in 1568. The seven northern provinces gained their independence as a republic called the Seven United Provinces. They were: The southern provinces, Flanders, Brabant, Namur, Hainaut, Luxembourg and the others, were restored to Spanish rule due to the military and political talent of the Duke of Parma, especially at the Siege of Antwerp (1584–1585). Hence, these provinces became known as the "Spanish Netherlands" or Southern Netherlands. The northern Seven United Provinces kept parts of Limburg, Brabant, and Flanders