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Shiva Simha Singh was the King of Oiniwar dynasty in Mithila. He is also known as Sivasimha. He was also referred to as Rūpanārāyana. He was the King of Mithila. He declared himself independent and stopped paying taxes to Jaunpur Sultanate. Due to his decision to challenge the authority of the Sharqi empire, Ibrahim Shah Sharqi attacked Mithila but was defeated.
Ayachi Mishra was an Indian Vedic scholar during the 14th century in Mithila. His real name was Bhavanatha Mishra. He was an eminent scholar of the Nyaya Shastra in the Indian philosophy. The Nyaya Shastra also known as Indian Logic is one of the six schools of thought in the Indian philosophy.
Raj Banauli or Banauli Raj was a small kingdom in the Mithila region of the Indian Subcontinent during the 14th - 15th century CE. It was ruled by Dronwara Dynasty. Puraditya of Dronwara Dynasty was the king of the Raj Banauli. He is also known as Dronwara Puraditya and Girinarayan. The king Puraditya defeated another ruler Arjun Singh, so he is also called as "Arjun Vijayee". He was contemporary to the emperor King Shivasimha of Mithila and the Maithili poet Vidyapati. The location of the Raj Banauli is disputed among the scholars. Some scholars believe Banauli Vidyapati Dih near south of the Janakpur city as the location of the Raj Banauli. Similarly some scholars believe Banauli of Saptari district as the location of the Raj Banauli. And some scholars claimed Banauli near Sursand as the location of the Raj Banauli.
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