Kingdom of Avanti
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A kingdom of ancient India that is described in the Mahabharata epic. The country of Avanti roughly corresponded to modern Malwa, Nimar and adjoining parts of the Madhya Pradesh.
Establishment
January 1149 BC: The historical Avanti Kingdom of ancient India is described in the Mahabharata epic. Avanti was divided into north and south by river Vetravati. Initially, Mahissati (Sanskrit Mahishamati) was the capital of Southern Avanti, and Ujjaini (Sanskrit Ujjayini) was of northern Avanti, but at the times of Mahavira and Buddha, Ujjaini was the capital of integrated Avanti. The country of Avanti roughly corresponded to modern Malwa, Nimar and adjoining parts of the Madhya Pradesh.
Chronology
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Military campaign of Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Mauryan Empire.
January 316 BC: Expansion of the Magadha Kingdom until 317 BC.
January 299 BC: The Kingdom of Avanti was disestablished c. 300 BC.
January 699 BC: The Kingdom of Avanti was an ancient Indian Mahajanapada (Great Realm), roughly corresponded to the present day Malwa region.
January 699 BC: Avanti was an ancient Indian Mahajanapada (Great Realm) roughly corresponded to the present day Malwa region.
January 699 BC: In the early 6th century BC, Matsya was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas mentioned in the Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya.
January 699 BC: The Kingdom of Surasena (or Sourasena) 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 solasa (sixteen) Mahajanapadas (powerful realms) in the 6th century BC. Also, it is mentioned in the Hindu epic poem, the Ramayana.
January 412 BC: Haryanka dynasty was succeeded by the Shishunaga dynasty.
January 349 BC: Expansion of the Magadha Kingdom until 350 BC.
January 344 BC: Expansion of the Magadha Kingdom until 345 BC.
Disestablishment
January 299 BC: The Kingdom of Avanti was disestablished c. 300 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).
