Town · The Karnatas of Mithila · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Darbhanga: the second capital of the Karnatas

The second capital of the Karnata kings under Gangadeva (English Wikipedia), now a district town among tanks and mango groves in the learned country of the Mithila schools.

Simraungarh in the Nepal tarai is the main capital.

Who holds it

Name
Narasimhadeva
Title
Karnata king
Since
not known
Born
not known
Family
not known
Confidence
low

English Wikipedia, Karnat dynasty.

Lord in 1200

Narasimhadeva.

What the town holds

  • The town, its tanks and its Brahman villages

How things stand that morning

A district town of Tirhut; the king's court moves between here and Simraungarh.

Wealth

Rice, fish, grants to the Brahmans.

Communities

Maithil Brahmans, scribes, cultivators (general knowledge).

Places of note

  • Darbhanga: Second capital.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: One encyclopaedia page.

Sources and studies

  1. English Wikipedia, Karnat dynasty

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.