Nāya
Nāya Republic | |||||||||
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| c. 7th-6th century BCE–c. 468 BCE | |||||||||
Nāya among the Gaṇasaṅghas | |||||||||
The Mahajanapadas in the post-Vedic period. Nāya was part of Vajji (the Vajjika League) | |||||||||
| Status | Republic of the Vajjika League | ||||||||
| Capital | Kuṇḍagāma | ||||||||
| Common languages | Prakrit | ||||||||
| Religion | Historical Vedic religion Buddhism Jainism | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Nāyika | ||||||||
| Government | Aristocratic Republic | ||||||||
| Gaṇa Mukhya | |||||||||
| Legislature | Sabhā | ||||||||
| Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||||
• Established | c. 7th-6th century BCE | ||||||||
• Conquered by Ajātasattu of Magadha in 484–468 BCE | c. 468 BCE | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
Nāya (Prākrit: 𑀦𑀸𑀬 Nāya; Pāli: Nāta; Sanskrit: Jñāta) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern Indian subcontinent whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The population of Nāya, the Nāyikas, were organised into a gaṇasaṅgha (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to as the Nāya Republic, which was part of the larger Vajjika League.