Tirhut
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Tirhut is a historic cultural region in the Mithila area of northern Bihar, India, traditionally associated with the Maithil people and their language and customs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tirhut region | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
historic region ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduce |
pulses
ⓘ
rice ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Maithil culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Maithil people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Maithili language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver |
Gandak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ganges NERFINISHED ⓘ Kosi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithScript |
Maithili script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tirhuta script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingRegion | Terai region of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf | Mithila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantLanguage |
Hindi
ⓘ
Maithili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity | Maithil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Maithil festivals
ⓘ
Maithil marriage customs ⓘ Mithila painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalEconomy | agriculture-based ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
Maithili
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyAdministeredAs | Tirhut division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early modern India
ⓘ
medieval India ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf | Maithil people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Maithil customs
ⓘ
Maithili language ⓘ Mithila art and culture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bihar
ⓘ
India ⓘ Mithila NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDayState | Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Gangetic plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorFestival |
Chhath Puja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Durga Puja NERFINISHED ⓘ Holi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mithila region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | cultural-historical region ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| subregionOf | eastern Indo-Gangetic plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalInhabitants | Maithil people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Tirhut region