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Maithil Brahmins are the Indo-Aryan Hindu Brahmin community originating from the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent that comprises Madhesh Province & some areas of Koshi Province of Nepal and the Darbhanga, Kosi, Purnia,Munger, Bhagalpur,Santhal Pargana division of India and are also found in New Delhi [a] of India. [1]
Shiva Simha Singh - Mithila Brahmin King from the 14th Century C.E who defeated Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah, the Sultan of Bengal and was also involved in further east when he helped Raja Ganesha in his battle against Jaunpur Sultan, Ibrahim Shah Sharqi in the Jaunpur-Bengal conflict. He's noted for freeing Mithila and Northern-Eastern India from ...
Karnat dynasty, ruled by Bikauwa Brahmins; Oiniwar Dynasty, based in Mithila were Maithil Brahmins [6] [7] Pallava Dynasty {c.285–905 CE} was a brahmin of bharadwaj gotra (Tamil Samaṇar Dynasty) based originally from Palnadu and later from Kanchi, Pallavas ruled Andhra (Krishna-Guntur) and north and central Tamil Nadu.
Henningham was of the opinion that Akbar made use of Mahesh Thakur by helping the Maithil Brahmins to displace the Rajputs as the local ruling elite. [4] In 1684, Aurangzeb issued a firman that had the effect of differentiating Raj Darbhanga from other estates of the region. The lands belonging to the Darbhanga family were theirs permanently ...
In ancient times there was no colour option in Mithila, so the Maithil women wore white or yellow Saree with a red Border but now they have a lot of variety and colour options and wear Laal-Paara (the traditional red-boarded white or yellow Saree) [37] on some special occasions, and also wear Shakha-Pola [38] with a lanthi in their hand which ...
The Oiniwar dynasty, or Oiṇīvāra dynasty also known as the Sugauna dynasty, [a] was a Maithil Brahmin ruling dynasty of territories that form part of the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent. [3] They governed the area between 1325 and 1526, being preceded by the Karnat dynasty.
Maithil Brahmins or colloquially Jha Bajey with surnames Jhā and Miśra serve as temple priests and are later additions to the Newar nation, their population being slightly less than that of the Rajopadhyaya Brahmins. Most notably, these Maithil Brahmins claim descent from the time of the 1324 A.D. migration of the Maithil-Karnata King Hari ...
The reign of Harisimhadeva was considered a landmark point in the history of Mithila with many events taking place during his four-decade rule. He introduced many social changes such as the four-class system for Maithil Brahmins and developed the Panji system. [7] The scholars that thronged his courts left a permanent imprint on Mithila. [8]