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Name: Vaiśālī

Type: Polity

Start: 549 BC

End: 492 BC

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Was a Republic centered on Vaiśālī that controlled the Himalayan Gangetic region of present-day Bihar state, India.

Establishment

  • January 549 BC: Even before the advent of Buddhism and Jainism, Vaiśālī was the capital of the republican Licchavi state. In that period, Vaiśālī was an ancient metropolis and the capital city of the republic of the Vaiśālī state, which covered most of the Himalayan Gangetic region of present-day Bihar state, India.

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    Disestablishment

  • 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.

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