Gonu Jha was a "Pratyutpannamati" (ready-witted) character and a contemporary of Hari Singh King of
Mithila Mithila may refer to:
Places
* Mithilā, a synonym for the ancient Videha state
** Mithilā (ancient city), the ancient capital city of Videha
* Mithila (region), a cultural region (historical and contemporary), now divided between India and Nepal
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in the 13th century CE. He was born at Bharwara. He is also known as Birbal of Bihar, a village in
Darbhanga District
Darbhanga district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state in eastern India, and Darbhanga city is the administrative headquarters of this district and 5th largest city of Bihar as well. Darbhanga district is a part of Darbhanga D ...
. He was a military scholar of Mithila.
See also
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Gopal Bhar
Gopal Bhar or Gopal Bhand ( bn, গোপাল ভাঁড় ) was a court jester in medieval Bengal. He was in the court of Raja Krishnachandra (1710–1783), the then-king of Nadia in the 18th century. Gopal used to give joy to others by la ...
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Tenaliram
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Birbal
Birbal (; born Mahesh Das; 1528 16 February 1586), or Raja Birbal, was a Saraswat Hindu Bhatt Brahmin advisor and main commander (''Mukhya Senapati'') of army in the court of the Mughal emperor, Akbar. He is mostly known in the Indian subcon ...
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List of people from Bihar
This is a list of notable people from Bihar, India.
Deities and avatars
• Lordess Sita
•Janaka
•Mahavira
•Guru Gobind Singh
•Vasupujya
• Mallinatha
• Munisuvrata
•Naminatha
Ancient
* Ajatashatru
* Bindusara
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References
People from Bihar
Humour and wit characters of India
13th-century Indian people
People from Darbhanga district
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