Matsya
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Matsya was an ancient Indo-Aryan kingdom of northwestern India, often associated with the region around modern Rajasthan and mentioned in early Vedic and epic literature.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan polity
ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Vedic deities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | modern Rajasthan ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Virata Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kuru territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panchala territory ⓘ Yamuna River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Virata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viratanagara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Indo-Aryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle rearing ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Matsya people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Alwar region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaipur region NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Buddhist sources
ⓘ
Jain sources ⓘ Puranic traditions ⓘ |
| language | early Indo-Aryan ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern India ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mahabharata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Vedic literature NERFINISHED ⓘ epic literature ⓘ |
| modernEquivalentRegion |
Haryana (parts)
NERFINISHED
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Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh (parts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEntity |
Chedi
NERFINISHED
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Kuru NERFINISHED ⓘ Panchala NERFINISHED ⓘ Surasena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-Gangetic cultural sphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Indian mahajanapadas ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| religion | Vedic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledBy | King Virata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorPolityRegion | Rajput kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age India
ⓘ
late Vedic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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