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Name: Kingdom of Kashi

Type: Polity

Start: 599 BC

End: 413 BC

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Was an ancient Indian kingdom located in the region around its capital Varanasi. It was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, great states that emerged in northern India at the start of the 6th century BCE.

Establishment


  • January 599 BC: The Kingdom of Kashi was an ancient Indian kingdom located in the region around its capital Varanasi. It was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, great states that emerged in northern India at the start of the 6th century BC.
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    1. Events


  • January 491 BC: The ruler of Magadha, Bimbisara of the Haryanka dynasty, greatly expanded the Kingdom during his reign from 544 BC to 492 BC.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 412 BC: Haryanka dynasty was succeeded by the Shishunaga dynasty.
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