Bihar and Orissa Province Bihar and Orissa Province Bihar and Orissa was a province of British India which included the present-day Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and a part of Odisha. The territories were conquered by the British in the 18th and 19th centuries, and were part of the Bengal Presidency, the largest British province in India. On 22 March 1912 both Bihar and Orissa division were separated from the Bengal Presidency as Bihar and Orissa Province. On 1 April 1936 Bihar and Orissa became separate provinces. In 1756 Bihar was part of Bengal Subah of Mughal Empire while Orissa was a different Subah.
Provinces of Bulgaria term "област" ("oblast") is preferably translated into English as "province", in order to avoid disambiguation and distinguish from the former unit called "окръг" ("okrag", translated as "district") and the term "регион" (always translated as "region"). At any rate, "district" and "region" are sometimes still used to name these contemporary 28 units. On 1 January 1999, the old districts were restored, but the designation ("oblast") "province" was kept. Provinces of Bulgaria The provinces of Bulgaria ( Oblasti na Bǎlgarija) are the first level administrative subdivisions of the country. Since 1999, Bulgaria has been divided into 28 provinces ( – "oblasti;" singular: