Oiniwar dynasty

Oiniwar dynasty
Oiṇīvāra
Oiniwar dynasty Oiṇīvāra
1325–1526
	South Asia; 1400 CE DELHI SULTANATE (TUGHLAQS) TIMURID; EMPIRE SHAH MIR; SULTANATE PHAGMODRUPAS SAMMAS MARYUL GUGE KUMAON KANGRA KALMAT GUJARAT; GOVERNORATE BAHMANI; SULTANATE KHANDESH; SULTANATE TOMARAS TWIPRA EASTERN; GANGAS KAMATAS SUGAUNAS MALLA NAGVANSIS AHOM CHUTIA BENGAL; SULTANATE VIJAYANAGARA; EMPIRE REDDI MALWA; SULTANATE JAISALMER MEWAR MARWAR KARAULI AMBER SIROHI AMARKOT VAGAD MEWAT JAUNPUR; SULTANATE GONDWANA ◁ ▷ Approximate location of the Sugauna/Oiniwar dynasty in the 15th century as per A Historical Atlas of South Asia
Status	Tributary state under the Jaunpur Sultanate (1460-1475); Partially subjugated by the Lodi dynasty (1496-1513)
Capital	Sugauna
Common languages	Maithii, Sanskrit
Religion	Hinduism
Historical era	Medieval India
• Established	1325
• Disestablished	1526
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Karnat dynasty
Raj Darbhanga
Bengal Sultanate

The Oiniwar dynasty, or Oiṇīvāra dynasty also known as the Sugauna dynasty,^[a] was a Maithil ruling dynasty of territories that form part of the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent.^[3] They governed the area between 1325 and 1526, being preceded by the Karnat dynasty.^[b] Following the demise of the dynasty, emerged the dynasty of the Raj Darbhanga. One of the Oiniwar Dynasty's most notable rulers was Shivasimha who was known for his patronisation of the art as well as leading military campaigns against neighbouring polities.^[4]^[5]

^ Jha, Hetukar (1969). "The Oinwaras In The Mughal Period". Journal of the Bihar Research Society. LV: 133–144.
^ ^a ^b ^c Schwartzberg, Joseph (1992). A Historical Atlas of South Asia. University of Chicago Press. p. 40. ISBN 9780195068696.
^ Kumar Jha, Arun (2005). Some Aspects of the Cultural History of Mithila: The Janaka Dynasty, the Karnātas & the Oinwāras. K. P. Jayaswal Research Institute. p. 22.
^ Jha, Pankaj (2019). A Political History of Literature: Vidyapati and the Fifteenth Century. Oxford University Press. p. 43-46. doi:10.1093/oso/9780199489558.001.0001. ISBN 9780199489558.
^ Jha, Hetukar (1969). Journal of Bihar Research Society Vol 55: The Oiniwaras In Mughal Period. Bihar. pp. 145–53.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[1] Jha, Hetukar (1969). "The Oinwaras In The Mughal Period". Journal of the Bihar Research Society. LV: 133–144.

[Schwartzberg1992-2] Schwartzberg, Joseph (1992). A Historical Atlas of South Asia. University of Chicago Press. p. 40. ISBN 9780195068696.

[4] Kumar Jha, Arun (2005). Some Aspects of the Cultural History of Mithila: The Janaka Dynasty, the Karnātas & the Oinwāras. K. P. Jayaswal Research Institute. p. 22.

[Jha2019-6] Jha, Pankaj (2019). A Political History of Literature: Vidyapati and the Fifteenth Century. Oxford University Press. p. 43-46. doi:10.1093/oso/9780199489558.001.0001. ISBN 9780199489558.

[7] Jha, Hetukar (1969). Journal of Bihar Research Society Vol 55: The Oiniwaras In Mughal Period. Bihar. pp. 145–53.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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