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- proper noun Name of a
city in Ancient India, the capital of the Videha Kingdom.
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Examples
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Having slept this one night in thy person, O ruler of Mithila, which is as it were my own chamber now, tomorrow I shall depart.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Mithila paintings said ... looks cool, what is the price in india?
Here comes the Palm Pre Grace Lee 2009
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The kings of Vidarbha, Mithila, Gandhara% and Kuntala had given up their pride when they saw it.
Kanha's Dream 2010
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She, too, came from a tribal society, in the Mithila region of the central Indian state of Bihar, where women celebrated births, marriages and deaths with ritual paintings, mainly on walls and floors.
The 'Other Masters' 2008
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Her paintings covered all aspects of her life yet remained very much in the traditional Mithila style, delicate pen-and-ink outlines usually filled with pale colors.
The 'Other Masters' 2008
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The Ghurids skirted Mithila in their drive eastward, and concentrated their attacks on Magadha and Bengal.
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Magadh region, which together with Mithila and Bhojpur regions form the three linguistic and cultural zones of the northeastern state of
Archive 2006-06-01 Abhay N 2006
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Although the Mithila rulers were Shaivite Hindus, they continued the Pala patronage of Buddhism and offered strong resistance against the Ghurids.
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First, the Karnata Dynasty (1097 - 1324) broke away in Mithila, which covered the area of Bihar north of the Ganges River and the Terai area of southern Nepal.
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Passing over that country they went to Mithila and then crossing the Mala and Charamanwati, the three heroes crossed the Ganges and the Sone and went on towards the east.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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