Gonu Jha

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Gonu Jha was a "Pratyutpannamati" (ready-witted) character and a contemporary of Hari Singh King of Mithila in the 13th century CE. He was born at Bharwara. He is also known as Birbal of Bihar, a village in Darbhanga District. He was a military scholar of Mithila. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Ram Dayal Rakesh (1 January 1996). Folk tales from Mithila. Nirala Publications. p. 26. ISBN   978-81-85693-55-2 . Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  2. Ganga Prasad Sharma (1 January 2004). Gonu Jha. Manoj Publications. ISBN   978-81-8133-778-8 . Retrieved 5 April 2012.