ancient Vajji / Vaishali region
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The ancient Vajji/Vaishali region was a prominent republican confederacy in northern India, centered on the city of Vaishali in present-day Bihar and known as an important political and religious hub in early Buddhist and Jain history.
Observed surface forms (2)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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ancient political confederacy ⓘ ancient republic ⓘ mahajanapada ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Vajji confederacy
NERFINISHED
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Vajji republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Vriji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gautama Buddha
NERFINISHED
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Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahavira NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahavira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Kosala
NERFINISHED
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Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Vaishali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Vaishali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | multiple clans ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Magadha kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Ajatashatru of Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
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trade ⓘ |
| governmentType | republican confederacy ⓘ |
| historicalSource | Mahaparinibbana Sutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesClan |
Jñatrika
GENERATED
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Licchavi GENERATED ⓘ Malla GENERATED ⓘ Videha GENERATED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
assembly-based governance
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council of chiefs ⓘ early republican institutions ⓘ |
| languageContext | Middle Indo-Aryan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Vajji
NERFINISHED
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northern India ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
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Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Buddhist Pali Canon
NERFINISHED
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Jain scriptures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernEquivalentLocation | Vaishali district, Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ganges plain
NERFINISHED
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eastern Gangetic civilization ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | ganasangha ⓘ |
| regionType |
cultural region
ⓘ
political region ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
important Buddhist center
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important Jain center ⓘ major Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ major Jain pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| religiousSites |
Buddhist monasteries
ⓘ
Jain tirthas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
6th–4th century BCE
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Iron Age India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanCenter | Vaishali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.