MPSC Rajyaseva 2017 GS Paper 1 — Question 9

_________________ या मिथिलेतील बंगाली कवीला हिंदू राज्यकर्त्यांचे आणि बंगालच्या सुलतान यांचे प्रोत्साहन मिळाले होते. _________________ of Mithila was a Bengali poet who enjoyed the patronage of a Hindu ruler as well as of the Sultans of Bengal.

Vidyapati Thakur was a Maithili and Sanskrit poet, and also wrote in local dialects. He enjoyed the patronage of the Oiniwar dynasty of Mithila as well as the Sultans of Bengal.