Avanti Mahajanapada
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Avanti Mahajanapada was an ancient Indian kingdom and one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, centered in the Malwa region and prominent in early historic political and trade networks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avanti Mahajanapada canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mahajanapada
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ancient Indian kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedRiver |
Narmada River
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ⓘ
Shipra River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kuru-Panchala region
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ⓘ
Magadha Mahajanapada NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatsa Mahajanapada NERFINISHED ⓘ Vidarbha region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Mahishmati
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ⓘ
Ujjaini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Malwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Maheshwar
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ⓘ
Ujjain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
participation in long-distance trade networks
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strategic position on trade routes between north and south India ⓘ urban centers like Ujjaini ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Prakrit ⓘ |
| laterIncorporatedInto |
Magadha Empire
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ⓘ
Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Malwa region
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ⓘ
central India ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Mahishmati
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ⓘ
Ujjaini NERFINISHED ⓘ Vidisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Anguttara Nikaya
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Buddhist texts ⓘ Jain texts ⓘ Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sixteen Mahajanapadas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| presentInModernCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentInModernState |
Madhya Pradesh
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ⓘ
Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | janapada ⓘ |
| religionPresent |
Jainism
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Vedic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ early Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
important center in early historic political networks
ⓘ
important node in early Indian trade routes ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
6th century BCE
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Iron Age India NERFINISHED ⓘ early historic period of India ⓘ |
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