Shiva Simha Singh
Brahman King of Mithila From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shiva Simha Singh was the King of Oiniwar dynasty in Mithila.[1] He is also known as Sivasimha. He was also referred to as Rūpanārāyana because of looks & height . He was the King of Mithila. He declared himself independent . Due to his decision Jaunpur Sultanate of the Sharqi empire, Ibrahim Shah Sharqi attacked Mithila but was brutally defeated by the brhamin king Sivasimha.
| Shiva Simha Singh | |||||
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| Brahman King of Mithila | |||||
| Reign | 1412–1416 | ||||
| Predecessor | Devasimha | ||||
| Successor | Lakhima Devi | ||||
| Born | Sivasimha | ||||
| Consort | Lakhima Devi | ||||
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| House |  Oiniwar Dynasty | ||||
| Father | Devasimha | ||||
| Mother | Hasini Devi | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Mithila, Bengal and Arakanese accounts say that Maithil Brahmin ruler Sivasimha helped another Brahmin ruler, and his friend Raja Ganesha of Bengal, in defeating the Jaunpur Sultanate in Bengal-Jaunpur conflict. Ganesha had previously freed Bengal from Muslim occupation.[2]
Earlier life
Sivasimha was born in a Mithila Brahmin family. His father was King Devasimha of Mithila.[3] His mother was Hasini Devi.[4] King Sivasimha was married to six wives. Queen Lakhima Devi was the most famous and scholarly wife of the King Sivasimha. She ruled Mithila in his absence from Banauliraj for 12 years from 1416 to 1428. She sacrificed herself into fire in a Sati ritual, after the 12 years waiting for the King Sivasimha. Padmavati was the eldest wife of the King Sivasimha. She also ruled Mithila for 3 years.
Rule
Sivasimha ruled Mithila , He was actively taking part in the kingdom's administration since he was 15, when his father, King Devasimha, was alive.[5] He transferred his capital from Devakuli to Gajarathapur (also known as Shiv Singhpur) near Darbhanga .[4][6]
Legacy
The People of Mithila still take his name with a sense of pride for his accomplishments, signifying a desire for greatness and maintaining the independent identity of Mithila and Hinduism even in the toughest times.
The people of Mithila remember him for digging several large tanks in several villages of the kingdom. Among these tanks, the tanks in villages Rajokhari, and Barh are associated with various proverbs. He issued gold coins, two specimens of which were found at Pipra village of Champaran district in 1913. On those coins were the inscriptions "Shri" on the obverse and "Shiva" on the reverse, which indicates that the coins were minted during the reign of Sivasimha. He granted Bisfi village in the present Madhubani district to his friend Vidyapati for his poems Kirtilata and Kirtipataka.[7] He is also said to have erected a Masoleum known as Mamoon Bhanja at Jaruha, near Hajipur.
Wars
In his copper plate grant to Vidyapati, he claimed to have won the kings of Gauda and Gajjanpur. He was also involved in the Bengal–Jaunpur confrontation.[8]
He led an expedition against Gauda to extend his rule over that land. Sivasimha thought of conquering this newly converted Muslim ruler. He defeated Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah, the Sultan of Bengal, and annexed major portions of the sultanate while making his region free.[9]
Origin of his dynasty
References
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