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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

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
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
Mahajanapada
Country
India
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dissolved, abolished or demolished date
0400-00-00
Commons category
Panchala
inception
0900-00-00
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