1946 Bihar riots and 1940s; in the 1945 alone, 1,809 riots took place in Uttar Pradesh, and 3,176 riots took place across the country in 1946. On 16 August 1946, the All-India Muslim League proclaimed Direct Action Day in Calcutta, as part of their demand for a separate state for Muslims. Major riots ensued across the city, with 4,000 people being killed. These riots triggered communal violence across the country, including in Bihar. The Noakhali riots that occurred from 10–21 October also provoked violence in Bihar. The trigger for the riots that occurred in June was a dispute concerning a false allegation that
Provinces of Thailand Interior, responsible for the provincial administration of the whole country. Starting in 1893 the already existing commissionaireships in some parts of the country were renamed "superintendent commissioner" ("khaluang Thesaphiban"), and their area of responsibility was called a "monthon". In strategically important areas the monthon were created first, while in other areas the provinces kept their independence a bit longer. Several smaller provinces were reduced in status to a "amphoe" (district) or even lower to a "tambon" (sub-district) and included in a neighboring province, sometimes for administrative reasons, but sometimes to remove an uncooperative governor. In some regions rebellions broke out