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{{Short description|Historical village in Bihar}}
{{Distinguish|Dekuli Dham}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dekuli
| official_name = Devakuli
| native_name = देकुली
| native_name_lang = Mai
| other_name = Devakuli
| settlement_type = Village
| mapframe-coordinates = {{Coord|26.0849304|N|85.9198991|E}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Bihar
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Mithila
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Darbhanga
| subdivision_type4 = Block
| subdivision_name4 = Bahadurpur
| subdivision_type5 = Panchayat
| subdivision_name5 = Tikapatti-Dekuli
| founder = King [[Devasimha]]
| named_for = Devasimha
| population_demonym = [[Maithil]]
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
*Mother tongue
| demographics1_info1 = *Hindi
*Maithili
}}
'''Dekuli''' ([[Maithili language|Maithili]]: देकुली) also known as ''Devakuli'' is a historical village in the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of [[Bihar]] in [[India]]. It is located in the [[Bahadurpur Assembly constituency|Bahadurpur block]] of the [[Darbhanga district]] in Bihar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Darbhanga news: देकुली-शंकर रोहार पथ का 45 करोड़ की लागत से होगा निर्माण - Darbhanga news Dekuli Shankar Rohar Path will be constructed at a cost of 45 crores |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/muzaffarpur-darbhanga-news-dekuli-shankar-rohar-path-will-be-constructed-at-a-cost-of-45-crores-22166818.html |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> In the 14th century CE, it was the capital of the [[Videha|Mithila Kingdom]] during the [[Shiva Simha Singh|King Shivasimha]] of [[Oiniwar dynasty|Oiniwar Dynasty]]. Presently the village is the part of ''Tikapatti-Dekuli Panchayat''. The village holds several archeological sites and remains of different centuries.<ref>{{Cite news |title=रातों-रात बढ़ सकती है इस गांव के जमीन की कीमत! पुरातत्व विभाग रख रहा नजर, भूमि मालिक हो जाएंगे मालामाल |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/darbhanga-this-village-darbhanga-radar-of-the-archaeological-department-land-rate-become-high-local18-ws-kl-9207453.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506222152/https://hindi.news18.com/news/bihar/darbhanga-this-village-darbhanga-radar-of-the-archaeological-department-land-rate-become-high-local18-ws-kl-9207453.html |archive-date=2025-05-06 |access-date=2026-01-10 |work=News18 हिंदी |language=hi-IN |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=शंकरपुर डीह के सर्वेक्षण में मिले मृदभांड समेत कई पुरावशेष - mridubhand found in survey |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/darbhanga-mridubhand-found-in-survey-19426898.html |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2021-10-12 |title=दरभंगा के टीकापट्टी देकुली पंचायत में नहीं हो सका है विकास कार्य, जर्जर हो चुकी है गांव की सड़क |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/bihar/state/darbhanga/development-work-could-not-be-done-in-tikapatti-dekuli-panchayat-of-darbhanga/bh20211012100910245 |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-12-23 |title=निरीक्षण: देकुली शंकर-लोहार सिसौनी राेड का निरीक्षण |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/muzaffarpur/darbhanga/news/inspection-of-dekuli-shankar-lohar-sisoni-road-129232881.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223124358/https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/muzaffarpur/darbhanga/news/inspection-of-dekuli-shankar-lohar-sisoni-road-129232881.html |archive-date=2021-12-23 |access-date=2026-01-10 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi |url-status=live }}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jha |first=Makhan |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Civilizational_Regions_of_Mithila_Mahako.html?id=bu61AAAAIAAJ#dekuli%20in%20mithila |title=Civilizational Regions of Mithila & Mahakoshal |date=1982 |publisher=Capital Publishing House |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Darbhanga district]]
[[Category:Capitals of Mithila]]

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Shahidkumar at 23:01, 13 March 2026