Surasena
Kingdom of Surasena | |||||||
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| c. 700 BCE–c. 300 BCE | |||||||
Surasena and other Mahajanapadas in the post-Vedic period. | |||||||
| Capital | Mathura | ||||||
| Common languages | Sanskrit, Prakrit | ||||||
| Religion | Historical Vedic religion Buddhism | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Maharaja | |||||||
| Historical era | Bronze Age, Iron Age | ||||||
• Established | c. 700 BCE | ||||||
• Disestablished | c. 300 BCE | ||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||
| History of South Asia |
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The kingdom of Surasena (IAST: Śūrasena) was an ancient Indian region corresponding to the present-day Braj region in Uttar Pradesh, with Mathura as its capital city. According to the Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya, Surasena was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (lit. 'great realms') in the 6th century BCE. Also, it is mentioned in the Hindu epic poem Ramayana. The ancient Greek writers (e.g., Megasthenes) refer to the Sourasenoi and its cities, Methora and Cleisobra/Kleisobora .