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Raj Darbhanga was a main patron of Dhrupad, a vocal style in Hindustani classical music. One of the three major schools of Dhrupad today is known as Darbhanga Gharana. [17] [better source needed] Raj Darbhanga supported Murad Ali Khan, one of the foremost sarod players of his time. Khan is credited with being the first person to use metal ...
The first of these was the Karnats of Mithila, the Oiniwar Dynasty and the Khandwala Dynasty, also known as Raj Darbhanga. The Malla dynasty and Licchavi dynasty of Nepal are also Maithil in origin. The rulers of the Oiniwar Dynasty and the Raj Darbhanga were Maithil Brahmins.
The Palace along with its surrounding garden, orchards, etc. as well as Head Office building of Raj Darbhanga was donated in 1972 to Government of Bihar for establishing a university. Now Lalit Narayan Mithila University is beneficiary of donation and functions from these buildings.
The British Raj placed the estate of Darbhanga under the control of the Court of Wards because the heirs to the estate were minors. [ citation needed ] One of his tutors was a Scottish-Englishman, Chester Macnaghten till his majority, then became the founding principle of the Rajkumar College, Rajkot .
The Darbhanga Raj, the Hathwa Raj, the Tekari Raj, the Deo families in Gaya, and the Dumraon families in Shahabad were among the prominent zamindars of Bihar who enjoyed prosperity. [ 12 ]
Darbhanga is situated on a vast alluvial plain, with low-lying areas containing marshes and lakes. Grains, oilseeds, tobacco, sugarcane, and mangoes are important crops in the region. [12] Under the British Raj, Darbhanga was a part of Sarkar Tirhut until 1875, when it was constituted into a separate district. Its subdivisions had been ...
Darbhanga Fort , also known as Raj Quila, was built in the early 20th century by Maharaja Sir Kameshwar Singh of Darbhanga. It was once the stately abode of the Darbhanga Raj family. The fort symbolises the rich Maithili culture. It was built up using red bricks and the walls are 1 km long and 500 meters wide. [3]
Indian Mithila comprises Tirhut, Munger, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Kosi, and Purnia divisions of Bihar and Santhal Pargana division of Jharkhand. [4] [2] Darbhanga in particular played an important role in the history of Mithila and is considered one of its "core centers". It was the center of Raj Darbhanga who ruled most of the region. [2] [25]