Oiniwar dynasty

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The Oiniwar dynasty was a medieval ruling family in the Mithila region of India, known for its patronage of Maithil culture, learning, and Hindu religious traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dynasty
ruling family
associatedWith Brahmanical learning
Hindu scholastic traditions
Maithili literature
capital Mithila region
country India
culture Maithil culture
dynasticHouse Maithil Brahmin house
endTime 16th century
ethnicGroup Maithil Brahmins
linked to: Maithil Brahmin
follows Karnata dynasty of Mithila
linked to: Karnata dynasty
governmentForm monarchy
hasNotableRuler Bhaveshvar Brahma
Devasimha
Kameshwar Singh
Nanyadeva
Sivasimha
historicalEra Late Middle Ages
influenced development of Maithili identity
regional temple architecture in Mithila
knownFor patronage of Hindu religious traditions
patronage of Maithil culture
patronage of learning
languageOfCourt Maithili
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bihar
Terai–Mithila region
linked to: Mithila region
maintained Brahminical social order
partOf history of Bihar
history of Mithila
patronage Hindu religious institutions
Maithil pandits
Sanskrit learning
precededBy Karnata dynasty of Mithila
linked to: Karnata dynasty
precedes Khandavala dynasty of Darbhanga
region Mithila
linked to: Mithila region
religion Hinduism
religiousAffiliation Shaivism
Vaishnavism
religiousPolicy support of Brahmin scholars
support of Hindu temples
startTime 14th century
succeededBy Khandavala dynasty of Darbhanga
supported Hindu pilgrimage sites in Mithila
territoryIncludes parts of present-day Bihar
parts of present-day Nepal (Mithila region)

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Maithil people historicalDynasty Oiniwar dynasty
Karnata dynasty successor Oiniwar dynasty