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{{Short description|King of Mithila}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Bhavasimha
| title = King of Mithila
| reign = 1353 CE - 1386 CE
| coronation = 1353 CE
| predecessor = Kirtisimha
| successor = Devasimha
| suc-type =
| birth_name = Bhavesa
| birth_place = Mithila
| house = Mithila Kingdom
| house-type = Royal house
| father = Kameshwar Thakur
| occupation = Ruler of Mithila Kingdom
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
| dynasty = [[Oiniwar Dynasty]]
}}

'''Bhavasimha''' ([[Maithili language|Maithili]]: भव सिंह) was a king of the [[Videha|Mithila Kingdom]] during the period of [[Oiniwar dynasty|Oiniwar Dynasty]] in the [[Indian subcontinent]]. He was a great warrior. He ruled the kingdom for thirty six years, from 1353 CE to 1386 CE.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Mishra |first=Vijayakanta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8FBuAAAAMAAJ |title=Cultural Heritage of Mithila |date=1979 |publisher=Mithila Prakasana |pages=84, 86, 87 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Radhakrishna Choudhary |url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfMuslimRuleInTirhut |title=History Of Muslim Rule In Tirhut |date=1970 |pages=26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=शर्म्मा |first=रामप्रकाश |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G7sBAAAAMAAJ |title=मिथिला का इतिहास |date=1979 |publisher=Kāmeśvarasiṃhadarabhaṅgāsaṃskr̥taviśvavidyālaya |pages=268 |language=hi}}</ref> He was the grandfather of King [[Shiva Simha Singh|Shivasimha]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Majumdar |first=Bimanbehari |date=1962 |title=Political Thought of Chandesvara (a Fourteenth Century Philosopher—Diplomat) |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/41853940 |journal=The Indian Journal of Political Science |volume=23 |issue=1/4 |pages=295–301 |jstor=41853940 |issn=0019-5510}}</ref> He was the fifth king in the Oiniwar Dynasty of the Mithila Kingdom.<ref name=":0" />

== Early life ==
Bhavasimha was born in the royal family of the Oiniwar Dynasty in Mithila. He was a [[Maithil Brahmin]]. He belonged to the [[Kashyapa]] [[Gotra]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mishra |first=Vijayakanta |date=1953 |title=Chronology of the Oiniwara Dynasty of Mithila |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/44303873 |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume=16 |pages=200–210 |jstor=44303873 |issn=2249-1937}}</ref> He was a younger son of King ''[[Kameshwar Thakur]]'' in the Oiniwar Dynasty.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Sircar |first=D. C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m1JYwP5tVQUC&q=bhavasimha |title=Studies in Indian Coins |date=December 2005 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publisher |isbn=978-81-208-2973-2 |pages=265–269 |language=en}}</ref> His childhood name was ''Bhavesa''. He is also called ''Bhavesvara Thakkura''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=झा |first=गोविन्द |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=83q7AAAAIAAJ |title=भनहि विद्यापति: महाकवि विद्यापति के जीवन पर केन्द्रित आत्मकथात्मक उपन्यास |date=1995 |publisher=Ādhāra Prakāśana |isbn=978-81-85469-52-2 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLyIHwoxPDoC&q=%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0 |title=Aacharya Ramanath Jha Rachnawali-2 |publisher=Vani Prakashan |language=hi}}</ref> He was the younger brother of ''Bhogisvara Thakkura''.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KdYNAQAAIAAJ |title=The Indian Journal of Political Science |date=1962 |publisher=Indian Political Science Association |pages=296 |language=en}}</ref>

== Later life ==
Later in life, Bhavasimha became the father of three children. His eldest son was Devasimha. His other sons were Tripurasimha and Udayasimha.<ref name=":0" />

== Rule ==
Bhavasimha succeeded ''King Kirtisimha'' as ruler of the [[Oiniwar dynasty|Oiniwar Dynasty]] in the Mithila Kingdom. He ascended the throne of the kingdom in 1356 CE. He ruled the kingdom for 36 years.<ref name=":1" /> The [[Maithils|Maithil]] scholar [[Vidyapati]], in his literary works, described and praised King Bhavasimha as a brave warrior king.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thakur |first=Upendra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xVHRAAAAMAAJ |title=History of Mithila: (circa 3000 B.C.-1556 A.D.) |date=1956 |publisher=Mithila Institute |pages=304 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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