Anga
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Anga was an ancient kingdom in the eastern Indian subcontinent, often noted in epic literature as the realm ruled by the warrior Karna.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mahajanapada
ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ |
| appearsAsAllyOf | Duryodhana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armyLedBy | Karna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Karna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Bhagalpur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kashi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanga NERFINISHED ⓘ Videha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Champapuri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Champā NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient kingdoms of India
ⓘ
Historical regions of Bihar ⓘ Mahajanapadas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Anga people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventuallyConqueredBy | Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInCenturyBCE |
6th century BCE
ⓘ
7th century BCE ⓘ |
| governanceType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegionSuccessor | Anga region of Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | derived from Sanskrit word "aṅga" ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Champā River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ganges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
martial tradition
ⓘ
trade and commerce ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Magadhi Prakrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian subcontinent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mahabharata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sixteen Mahajanapadas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | monarchy ⓘ |
| presentInModernCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentInModernState |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionPracticed |
Jainism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vedic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ early Buddhism ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Karna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.