Lichchhavi dynasty
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The Lichchhavi dynasty was an ancient Indian ruling lineage, prominent in northern India and Nepal, known for its early republican traditions and later monarchical rule.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Licchavi clan (traditional attribution) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynasty
ⓘ
ruling lineage ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Gupta Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Vajji confederacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vajji republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Kathmandu Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaisali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Brahmanical Hindu culture
ⓘ
Buddhist monastic institutions ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
trade with India
ⓘ
trade with Tibet ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lichchhavis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
4th century CE
ⓘ
5th century BCE ⓘ 5th century CE ⓘ 6th century BCE ⓘ 6th century CE ⓘ 7th century CE ⓘ 8th century CE ⓘ |
| governanceFeature |
assembly of chiefs
ⓘ
council-based decision making ⓘ |
| governedArea |
Kathmandu Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaisali region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTradition | associated with life of the Buddha ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early republican traditions
ⓘ
later monarchical rule ⓘ |
| language |
Prakrit
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Amshuverma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mānadeva I NERFINISHED ⓘ Narendradeva NERFINISHED ⓘ Shivadeva I NERFINISHED ⓘ Shivadeva II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahajanapada period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem |
monarchy
ⓘ
republican oligarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Kirat dynasty in Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Nepal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern India ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
copperplate inscriptions
ⓘ
stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Thakuri dynasty in Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedScript |
Gupta script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Licchavi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Licchavi clan (traditional attribution)