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Name: Asmaka Kingdom

Type: Polity

Start: 1149 BC

End: 345 BC

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Was a kingdom among the 16 Mahajanapadas mentioned in the Buddhist texts. It was located in Northern India.

Establishment

  • January 1149 BC: Asmaka was a kingdom among the 16 Mahajanapadas mentioned in the Buddhist texts.

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    Disestablishment

  • January 344 BC: Expansion of the Magadha Kingdom until 345 BC.
  • January 344 BC: Mahājanapadas existed in Northern ancient India from the sixth to fourth centuries BC.

    • Selected Sources

  • Schwartzberg,J. E. (1992): A Historical Atlas of South Asia, Minneapolis (USA), Plate III.B.4b (p.18) and Plate XIV.1a-c (p.145).

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