Pala, Sena, Karnata and Oiniwar Bihar
BPSC demand
This topic links eastern Indian dynasties with Bihar and Mithila. Learn founder–dynasty, dynasty–region, and patron–literature pairs. “Mithila” was a historical region extending across present-day borders; do not reduce every medieval centre to a current Indian district.
Timeline
Core table
| Dynasty/person | Safe Bihar/Mithila clue |
|---|---|
| Gopala | Founder of the Pala dynasty. |
| Dharmapala / Devapala | Important Pala rulers; Pala rule is strongly connected with Buddhist institutions in eastern India. |
| Sena dynasty | Later eastern Indian dynasty; Vijayasena, Ballalasena and Lakshmanasena are major names. |
| Nanyadeva | Founder of the Karnata dynasty of Mithila. |
| Simraongarh | Karnata political centre in historical Mithila; now in Nepal. |
| Oiniwar dynasty | Later Mithila rulers; associated with the patronage of Vidyapati. |
| Sivasimha | Oiniwar ruler and patron of Vidyapati, who called him “Abhinava Jayadeva”. |