Surasena
Sign in to saveThe kingdom of Surasena () was an ancient Indian region corresponding to the present-day Braj region in Uttar Pradesh, with Mathura as its capital city. According to the Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya, Surasena was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (lit. 'great realms') in the 6th century BCE. Also, it is mentioned in the Hindu epic poem Ramayana. The ancient Greek writers (e.g., Megasthenes) refer to the Sourasenoi and its cities, Methora and Cleisobra/Kleisobora .
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Kingdom of Surasena
- Country.common_name
- Surasena
- Country.era
- Bronze Age, Iron Age
- Country.government_type
- Monarchy
- Country.year_start
- c. 700 BCE
- Country.year_end
- c. 300 BCE
- Country.s1
- Nanda EmpireMagadha
- Country.image_map
- Mahajanapadas (c. 500 BCE).png
- Country.image_map_caption
- Surasena and other Mahajanapadas in the post-Vedic period.
- Country.capital
- Mathura
- Country.common_languages
- Sanskrit, Prakrit
- Country.religion
- Historical Vedic religionJainismBuddhism
- Country.title_leader
- Maharaja
- Country.today
- India
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Mahajanapada
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Mathura
- Form of government
- monarchy
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- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 0300-00-00
- inception
- 0700-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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The kingdom of Surasena () was an ancient Indian region corresponding to the present-day Braj region in Uttar Pradesh, with Mathura as its capital city. According to the Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya, Surasena was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (lit. 'great realms') in the 6th century BCE. Also, it is mentioned in the Hindu epic poem Ramayana. The ancient Greek writers (e.g., Megasthenes) refer to the Sourasenoi and its cities, Methora and Cleisobra/Kleisobora .
==Location== The Śūrasena state was located on the Yamunā river, and its capital was the city of Mathurā. ==Origin== It is speculated that the Surasena kingdom was established by Šúraséna on the banks of Saraswati. The Surasenas claimed their descent from the Yadus mentioned in the Rigveda. Surasena was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas. The Sura-sena Janapada was occupied by Vrishnis and Andhakas, branches of the Yadu tribe.
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