Karnat or Karnata dynasty was a Maithil dynasty established by the karnats in 1097 CE. The dynasty had two capitals which were Simraungadh in Bara District of Nepal and Darbhanga, Bihar which became the second capital during the reign of Gangadeva. The kingdom controlled the areas we today know as Tirhut or Mithila in Bihar state of India and Nepal. This region is bounded by the Mahananda River in the east, the Ganges in the south, the Gandaki River in the west and by the Himalayas in the North. This dynasty was distant relative to Kadamba,Karkota,Chowta, Chola,Pallava, Rashtrakuta,Chalukya, Paramara, Vakataka and Sena dynasties. Under the Karnats, Mithila enjoyed almost full sovereignty from 1097 until 1324.