Northeast India

English thumb|Northeast India, a region distinct from both North India and South India, culturally, geographically, historically and politically. Proper noun Northeast India en The northeastern <<region>> of <<c/India>>, comprising the <<states>> of <<state/Arunachal Pradesh>>, <<state/Assam>>, <<state/Manipur>>, <<state/Meghalaya>>, <<state/Mizoram>>, <<state/Nagaland>>, and <<state/Tripura>>. In the aggregation of seven, the region is called "Seven Sisters". Often <<state/Sikkim>> is included, regarded as their only "brother state" as well. en informal The northeastern region of directly North India itself or of Gangetic plains, especially eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and parts of Bengal. This is often considered offensive as this concept excludes the Seven Sisters States from being parts of India. en 1988 Q. Ahmed ʿAẒĪMĀBĀD https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/azimabad-patna-ancient-pataliputra-present-capital-of-bihar-state-in-northeast-india 259-260 ʿAẒĪMĀBĀD (Patna), ancient Pataliputra, present capital of Bihar state in northeast India. https://web.archive.org/web/20260407183121/https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/azimabad-patna-ancient-pataliputra-present-capital-of-bihar-state-in-northeast-india/ 7 April 2026 en 2009 Bipin Dimri Pataliputra: The City of Five Empires https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/pataliputra/23254/ In the far northeast of India, on the great plains south of the foothills of the Himalayas, lies the ruins of a vast and ancient city. Pataliputra was founded during the life of the Buddha, and bore witness to the next 1,500 years of Indian history. https://web.archive.org/web/20260608235824/https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/pataliputra/23254/ 8 June 2026 Related terms en North India South India Northeast Asia northeast by east Northeast China Plain northeast monsoon Northeast Passage Northeast Region Translations northeastern region of India Tamil: ta வடகிழக்கிந்தியா