Videha Kingdom
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Was a kingdom of northern India during the late Vedic period.
Establishment
January 899 BC: During the late Vedic period (c. 900 - c. 500 BC), Videha became one of the major political and cultural centers of Ancient India.
Chronology
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1. Events
January 699 BC: Vajji (Sanskrit: Vṛji) or Vrijji was a confederacy of neighbouring clans including the Licchavis and one of the principal mahājanapadas of Ancient India. The area they ruled constitutes the region of Mithila in northern Bihar and their capital was the city of Vaishali. The Vajji state is indicated to have been a republic.
January 699 BC: Malla was an ancient Indian republic (Gaṇa sangha) that constituted one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (great kingdoms) of ancient India. The republic is notable for being the chosen death place of Mahavira and Gautama Buddha.
January 599 BC: Expansion of the Magadha Kingdom until 600 BC.
January 543 BC: The Haryanka dynasty, believed to be the second ruling dynasty of Magadha, succeeded the mythological Barhadratha dynasty in -544.
Disestablishment
January 499 BC: The Videha Kingdom became incorporated into the Vajji confederacy.
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).
