The Karnats of Mithila or Karnata dynasty was a dynasty established in 1097 CE by Nanyadeva. The dynasty controlled the areas we today know as Tirhut or Mithila in Bihar, India and adjoining parts of
Shatkona Seal at Simraungadh
Image of a horseman from 12th century land grant of Nanyadeva
Drawing depicting Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq capturing Simraungadh from Harisimhadeva in 1324 CE
The Oiniwar dynasty or Oiṇīvāra dynasty, also known as the Sugauna dynasty, was a dynasty ruling territories that form part of the Mithila region of Bihar, India. They governed the area between 1325 a
Karnats of Mithila
…Harisimhadeva fled Mithila, evidence exists of Karnat Kings still ruling some parts of the region up to the 15th century during the same time when the Oiniwar dynasty controlled central Mithila. In Champaran, the ruler was Prithvisimhadeva and his successors including Madansimhadeva. Their territory extended up to…
Inscription of King Narasimha of the Oinwar dynasty in the Tirhuta script at the Kandaha Sun Temple in Saharsa district, (c. 1435 A.D.)
Statue of Vidyapati who was a poet in the Oiniwar court