Bhavasimha ( Maithili: भव सिंह) was a king of the

Mithila Kingdom Videha ( Prākrit: ; Pāli: ; Sanskrit: ) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern Indian subcontinent whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The population of Videha, the Vaidehas, were initially organised into a monarchy ...

during the period of Oiniwar Dynasty in the

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. He was a great warrior. He ruled the kingdom for thirty six years, from 1353 CE to 1386 CE. He was the grandfather of King Shivasimha. He was the fifth king in the Oiniwar Dynasty of the Mithila Kingdom.

Early life

Bhavasimha was born in the royal family of the Oiniwar Dynasty in Mithila. He was a

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. He belonged to the

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. He was a younger son of King '' Kameshwar Thakur'' in the Oiniwar Dynasty. His childhood name was ''Bhavesa''. He is also called ''Bhavesvara Thakkura''. He was the younger brother of ''Bhogisvara Thakkura''.

Later life

Later in life, Bhavasimha became the father of three children. His eldest son was Devasimha. His other sons were Tripurasimha and Udayasimha.

Rule

Bhavasimha succeeded ''King Kirtisimha'' as ruler of the Oiniwar Dynasty in the Mithila Kingdom. He ascended the throne of the kingdom in 1356 CE. He ruled the kingdom for 36 years. The

Maithil Maithils (Devanagari: मैथिल), also known as Maithili people, are an Indo-Aryan cultural and ethno-linguistic group from the Indian subcontinent, who speak the Maithili language as their native language. They inhabit the Mithila regio ...

scholar

Vidyapati Vidyapati ( – 1448), also known by the sobriquet ''Maithil Kavi Kokil'' (the poet cuckoo of Maithili), was a Maithili and Sanskrit polymath-poet-saint, playwright, composer, biographer, philosopher, law-theorist, writer, courtier and ...

, in his literary works, described and praised King Bhavasimha as a brave warrior king.

References

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