It is a part of Tirhut Division[1](Tirhut).
The Oudh and Tirhut Railway.
merged into the Oudh and Tirhut Railway on 1 January 1943.
following has been mentioned:“Mithila(Tirhut), the land adjacent to Bengal, presents a similar situation.
Between 1211 & 1226, Ghais-u-ddin Iwaz, the ruler of Bengal,
was the first Muslim invader of Tirhut.
Sometime between 1211 and 1226, Ghais-u-ddin Iwaz, the ruler of Bengal,
became the first Muslim invader of Tirhut.
Thus, the sovereign power of Tirhut passed from the Hindu chiefs to the Muslims
but the Hindu chief continued to enjoy complete autonomy.
Thus, the sovereign power of Tirhut passed from the Hindu chiefs to the Muslims
but the Hindu chief continued to enjoy complete autonomy uninterruptedly.
The Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway was transferred to the Government of India and
merged into the Oudh and Tirhut Railway on 1 January 1943.
In a recent work“A History of Indian Literature- Hindu Tantric and Sakta literature” published from Germany,
following has been mentioned:“Mithila(Tirhut), the land adjacent to Bengal, presents a similar situation.