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Mithila (IAST: Mithilā), also known as Tirhut, Tirabhukti and Mithilanchal, is a geographical and cultural region of the Indian subcontinent bounded by the Mahananda River in the east, the Ganges in the south, the Gandaki River in the west and by the foothills of the Himalayas in the north.
Raj Darbhanga was a main patron of Dhrupad, a vocal style in Hindustani classical music. One of the three major schools of Dhrupad today is known as Darbhanga Gharana. [17] Raj Darbhanga supported Murad Ali Khan, one of the foremost sarod players of his time. Khan is credited with being the first person to use metal strings and metal ...
Darbhanga is situated on a vast alluvial plain, with low-lying areas containing marshes and lakes. Grains, oilseeds, tobacco, sugarcane, and mangoes are important crops in the region. [14] Under the British Raj, Darbhanga was a part of Sarkar Tirhut until 1875, when it was constituted into a separate district. Its subdivisions had been ...
Historically, the region was called by multiple names. The name Mithila is believed to be derived from the legendary King Mithi who established Mithilapuri. [9]Among the twelve [citation needed] names of Mithila, including Tirhut and Tirabhukti, Brihada Vishnu Purana mentions the name Tirabhukti, which later became known as Tirhut in common use.
Tirhut Division or Tirhut Commissionary is an administrative-geographical unit of Bihar in India. Muzaffarpur is the headquarters of the division. It comprises six districts: Muzaffarpur , West Champaran (headquartered at Bettiah ), East Champaran (headquartered at Motihari ), Vaishali (headquartered at Hajipur ), Sitamarhi and Sheohar .
Darbhanga Division is an administrative geographical unit of Bihar state of India, and Darbhanga city is the administrative headquarters of the division. It is a part of historical Mithila region. The main language of the division is Maithili and Urdu included its dialects mostly spoken by Muslims .
The dynasty controlled the areas we today know as Tirhut or Mithila in India and adjoining parts of South Eastern Nepal. [4] [5] The main power centre of the Karnats was the citadel of Simraungadh which was situated on the India - Nepal border. [6] The city of Darbhanga also became the second capital during the reign of Gangadeva. [7]
Mithila culture or Maithil culture refers to the culture which originated in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent.Mithila comprises Tirhut, Darbhanga, Kosi, Purnia, Munger, Bhagalpur and Santhal Pargana divisions of India [1] and adjoining provinces of Province No. 1, Bagmati Pradesh, and Madhesh Province of Nepal.