▁by ▁Shah ▁Al am , ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁r uling ▁so ver eign ▁M ug hal ▁em peror ▁of ▁Und iv ided ▁India . ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁B ux ar , ▁which ▁was ▁fought ▁hardly ▁ 1 1 5   km ▁from ▁Pat na , ▁her ald ed ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁in ▁East ▁India . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁in ▁Bi har , ▁Pat na ▁emer ged ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁commercial ▁and ▁trad ing ▁cent ers ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁India , ▁ ▁preced ed ▁only ▁by ▁Kol k ata . ▁ ▁British ▁Raj ▁▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁British ▁Raj , ▁Pat na ▁gradually ▁started ▁to ▁att ain ▁its ▁lost ▁glory ▁and ▁emer ged ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁centre ▁of ▁learning ▁and ▁trade ▁in ▁India . ▁When ▁the ▁Beng al ▁Pres iden cy ▁was ▁partition ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁car ve ▁out ▁a ▁separate ▁province , ▁Pat na ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁province ▁of ▁Bi har ▁and ▁Or issa . ▁The ▁city ▁limits ▁were ▁stretch ed ▁west wards ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁administrative ▁base , ▁and ▁the ▁town ship ▁of ▁Bank ip ore ▁took ▁shape ▁along ▁the ▁Ba iley ▁Road ▁( origin ally ▁sp elt ▁as ▁Bay ley ▁Road , ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁L t . ▁Governor , ▁Charles ▁Stuart ▁Bay ley ). ▁This ▁area ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁New ▁Capital ▁Area . ▁ ▁To ▁this ▁day , ▁loc