Panchala
Sign in to savePanchala () was an ancient kingdom of northern India, located in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab of the Upper Gangetic plain which is identified as Kanyakubja or region around Kannauj. During Late Vedic times (c. 1100–500 BCE), it was one of the most powerful states of ancient India, closely allied with the Kuru kingdom. By the c. 5th century BCE, it had become an oligarchic confederacy, considered one of the solasa (sixteen) mahajanapadas (major states) of the Indian subcontinent. After being absorbed into the Mauryan Empire (322–185 BCE), Panchala regained its independence until it was annexed by the
Key facts
- Country.native_name
- Pañcāla
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Panchala
- Country.era
- Iron Age
- Country.life_span
- –
- Country.government_type
- Monarchy
- Country.year_leader1
- c. 850 BCE
- Country.leader1
- Keśin Dālbhya
- Country.year_leader2
- c. 750 BCE
- Country.leader2
- Pravahana Jaivali
- Country.year_leader3
- c. 400 CE
- Country.leader3
- Achyuta
- Country.year_start
- c. 1100 BCE (in Late Vedic period)
- Country.year_end
- c. 400 CE (in Gupta Empire)
- Country.p1
- Rigvedic tribes
- Country.s1
- Nanda EmpireMagadha
- Country.p2
- Maurya EmpireMagadha
- Country.s2
- Gupta Empire
- Country.image_map
- Late_Vedic_Culture_(1100-500_BCE).png
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- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 0400-00-00
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- Panchala
- inception
- 0900-00-00
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Panchala () was an ancient kingdom of northern India, located in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab of the Upper Gangetic plain which is identified as Kanyakubja or region around Kannauj. During Late Vedic times (c. 1100–500 BCE), it was one of the most powerful states of ancient India, closely allied with the Kuru kingdom. By the c. 5th century BCE, it had become an oligarchic confederacy, considered one of the solasa (sixteen) mahajanapadas (major states) of the Indian subcontinent. After being absorbed into the Mauryan Empire (322–185 BCE), Panchala regained its independence until it was annexed by the Gupta Empire in the 4th century CE.
== Location == The Pañcāla state was located to the west of the Gomti River, and the north of the Chambal River. Its western neighbours were the Sūrasenas and the Yakṛllomas, while in the north-west it was separated from the Ganga and the Kurus by dense forests. The northern boundaries of Pañcāla were the forests around the region of the Gaṅgā's source. The territory of Pañcāla corresponded to the modern-day areas of Rohilkhand such as Pilibhit, Bareilly, Budaun, Shahjahanpur, Farrukhabad, Kannauj and Kanpur, and parts of Awadh such as the western half of Hardoi, and parts of Lakhimpur as well as the Central Gaṅgā-Yamunā Doab in Uttar Pradesh.