shakuntala was adopted and raised by a king of mithila.
shakuntala was adopted and raised by a king of mithila.
which was adopted and raised by a king of mithila?
shakuntala
chirand, on the northern bank of the ganga river, in saran district, has an archaeological record from the neolithic age (about 2500–1345bc). regions of bihar—such as magadha, mithila and anga—are mentioned in religious texts and epics of ancient india. mithila is believed to be the centre of indian power in the later vedic period (c. 1100-500 bce). mithila first gained prominence after being settled by indo-aryan peoples who established the videha kingdom. the kings of the videha kingdom where called janakas. a daughter of one of the janaks of mithila, sita, is mentioned as consort of lord rama in the hindu epic ramayana, written by valmiki. the videha kingdom later became incorporated into the vajji confederacy which had its capital in the city of vaishali, which is also in mithila.
history of bihar
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mithila may refer to:









































section::::places.









































bullet::::- kingdom of the videhas, an ancient kingdom. the term, mithila is used both as a synonym for the entire kingdom as well as the capital city of the kingdom.









































bullet::::- mithila (ancient city), the ancient capital city of videha or tirhut.









































bullet::::- mithila (region), a cultural region (historical & contemporary), now divided between india and nepal









































bullet::::- history of mithila region









































bullet::::- mithila, india, a proposed state in india.









































section::::people.









































bullet::::- mithila prasad tripathi, indian poet of sanskrit language









































bullet::::- mithila sharma, nepalese dancer and actor
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