Dekuli

Historical village in Bihar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dekuli (Maithili: देकुली) also known as Devakuli is a historical village in the Mithila region of Bihar in India. It is located in the Bahadurpur block of the Darbhanga district in Bihar.[1] In the 14th century CE, it was the capital of the Mithila Kingdom during the King Shivasimha of Oiniwar Dynasty. Presently the village is the part of Tikapatti-Dekuli Panchayat. The village holds several archeological sites and remains of different centuries.[2][3][4][5]

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Dekuli
देकुली
Devakuli
Village
Devakuli
Interactive map of Dekuli
Country India
StateBihar
RegionMithila
DistrictDarbhanga
BlockBahadurpur
PanchayatTikapatti-Dekuli
Founded byKing Devasimha
Named afterDevasimha
DemonymMaithil
Languages
  Official
  • Mother tongue
  • Hindi
  • Maithili
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History

Dekuli or Devakuli was founded by the King Devasimha of the Oiniwar Dynasty in Mithila. It was established as the capital of the kingdom and named after him.[6]

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