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'''Gonu Jha''' was a "Pratyutpannamati" (ready-witted) character and a contemporary of '''Hari Singh''' King of [[History of Mithila|Mithila]] in the 13th century CE.He was born at "BHARWARA". He is also known as Birbal of Bihar. a village in [[Darbhanga District]]. There are several humorous [[Maithili language]] folktales about him, depicting him as a witty and wise man. He was a Military Scholar of Mithila. <ref name="Rakesh1996">{{cite book | author=Ram Dayal Rakesh | title=Folk tales from Mithila | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OSXaAAAAMAAJ | accessdate=5 April 2012 | date=1 January 1996 | publisher=Nirala Publications | isbn=978-81-85693-55-2 | page=26}}</ref><ref name="Sharma2004">{{cite book | author=Ganga Prasad Sharma | title=Gonu Jha | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XnUxagFKc-EC | accessdate=5 April 2012 | date=1 January 2004 | publisher=Manoj Publications | isbn=978-81-8133-778-8}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Gopal Bhar]]<br />
* [[Tenaliram]]<br />
* [[Birbal]]<br />
* [[List of people from Bihar]]<br />
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