Videha
Kingdom of the Videha | |||||||||
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| c. 1100 BCE–c. 7th century BCE | |||||||||
The Kingdom of the Videhas and other kingdoms of the late Vedic period | |||||||||
Republican Videha (ruled by Vajjika League) among the Gaṇasaṅghas in the Post-Vedic period | |||||||||
| Status | Kingdom (earlier) Republic of the Vajjika League (later) | ||||||||
| Capital | Mithila, which could either be Janakpur (in present-day Nepal), or Baliraajgadh (in present-day Madhubani district, Bihar, India). | ||||||||
| Common languages | Sanskrit | ||||||||
| Religion | Historical Vedic religion | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Vaideha | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy (earlier) Aristocratic republic (later) | ||||||||
| Rājā (earlier) Gaṇa Mukhya (later) | |||||||||
| Legislature | Sabhā | ||||||||
| Establishment | By Videgha Mathava | ||||||||
| Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||||
• Established | c. 1100 BCE | ||||||||
• Republic Vajjika League dethroned monarchy Viedha dynasty | c. 7th century BCE | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India Nepal | ||||||||
Videha (Prākrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀤𑁂𑀳 Videha; Pāli: Videha; Sanskrit: Videha) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern Indian subcontinent whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The population of Videha, the Vaidehas, were initially organised into a monarchy but later became a gaṇasaṅgha (an aristocratic republic), presently referred to as the Videha Republic, which was part of the larger Vajjika League.