Videha
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Videha (Prākrit: ; Pāli: ; Sanskrit: ) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The population of Videha, the Vaidehas, were initially organised into a monarchy but later became a Gaṇasaṅgha| (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to as the Videha Republic, which was part of the larger Vajjika League.
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Kingdom of the Videha
- Country.common_name
- Kingdom of the Videha
- Country.era
- Iron Age
- Country.status
- Kingdom (earlier)Republic of the Vajjika League (later)
- Country.government_type
- Monarchy (earlier) Aristocratic republic (later)
- Country.legislature
- Sabhā
- Country.established
- By Videgha Mathava
- Country.established_event1
- Order by Lord Agni to establish Videha Kingdom
- Country.year_start
- c. 1100 BCE
- Country.year_end
- c. 7th century BCE
- Country.event_end
- Republic Vajjika League dethroned monarchy Viedha dynasty
- Country.p1
- Vedic Period
- Country.s1
- Vajjika League
- Country.image_map
- File:Late Vedic Culture (1100-500 BCE).png
- Country.image_map_alt
- Videha
- Country.image_map_size
- 300px
- Country.image_map_caption
- The Kingdom of the Videhas and other kingdoms of the late Vedic period
- Country.image_map2
- Gana_Sanghas_(c._500_BCE).jpg
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- inception
- 0850-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 0500-00-00
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19 sectionsContents
- Location
- Name
- Monarchic period
- Republican period
- Conquest by Magadha
- Monarchical social institutions
- Republican institutions (social and political organization)
- Assembly
- {{Transliteration|sa|Gaṇa Mukhya}} (Consul)
- Council
- Courtesanry
- Legacy
- Rulers
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
Videha (Prākrit: ; Pāli: ; Sanskrit: ) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The population of Videha, the Vaidehas, were initially organised into a monarchy but later became a Gaṇasaṅgha| (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to as the Videha Republic, which was part of the larger Vajjika League.
==Location== The borders of the Videha kingdom were the Sadānirā river in the west, the Kauśikī river in the east, the Gaṅgā river in the south, and the Himālaya mountains in the north. To the west of the Sadānirā river, the neighbour of the Vaidehas was the kingdom of Kosala.