Nanpur (Maithili: नानपुर) is a historical village in the Sitamarhi district of the Mithila region in Bihar, India. It is situated near Pupri town of the Sitamarhi district. It was the first capital of the Karnat Dynasty in Mithila.[1][2][3][4]

History

According to history of Mithila, Nanyadeva was the first king in the Karnat Dynasty of Mithila. Before 1097, he settled at Nanpur village after conquering the Mithila region. According to historians, before Nanyadeva, there was a king named Alark in Nanpur. It is said that the buried wealth of the king Alark was given to Nanyadeva. He then built a fort at Nanpur. He carved a golden snake and Sanskrit verse on it in the foundation of his fort in Nanpur. The place where the wealth was found, there still snake is worshiped.[1] During the period of Karnat Dynasty in Mithila, the village was called as Nanyapur after the name of the king Nanyadeva. In the present time, the village is known as Nanpur.[2]

Later, the capital of the Karnat Dynasty shifted to Simraungadh but the son Gangadeva of the king Nanyadeva remained in Nanpur. Gangadeva later established a village known as Gangwara near the Nanpur village.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "226 वर्ष कर्णाट वंश:सीतामढ़ी के नानपुर में बनी थी पहली छावनी, नेपाल के सिमरौनागढ़ होते हुए दरभंगा बनी राजधानी". Dainik Bhaskar.
  2. ^ a b Kaustubh ), डॉ कुमार कौस्तुभ ( Dr Kumar (2021-08-05). चंपारण में मोतिहारी : एक खोज (Champaran me motihari : ek khoj) (in Hindi). K.K. Publications. p. 27.
  3. ^ Prasad, Om Prakash (2013-01-01). Bihar Ek Etihasik Adhyayan (in Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-267-2349-2.
  4. ^ Tripāṭhī, Havaladāra (1977). Bihara ki Nadiyam (in Hindi). Bihar Hindi Granth Academi.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanpur
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