Vajji confederacy
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The Vajji confederacy was an ancient republican federation of clans in northern India, noted for its early form of representative governance and association with the region of Mithila and the Buddha’s lifetime.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vajjika | 1 |
| ancient republic of Vaishali | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient republic
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clan federation ⓘ ganasangha ⓘ political confederation ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Gautama Buddha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahavira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Mithila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedByRiver | Ganges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Vaishali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictedWith | Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Ajatashatru of Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsClan |
Jñatrika
NERFINISHED
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Licchavi NERFINISHED ⓘ Malla NERFINISHED ⓘ Videha NERFINISHED ⓘ other Vajjian clans ⓘ |
| contemporaryWith | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionMaking | collective deliberation ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Vajjian tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalArea |
north of the Ganges
ⓘ
region around Vaishali and Mithila ⓘ |
| governanceType |
oligarchic republic
ⓘ
republican ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment | representative governance ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | raja (among several rajas) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of early Indian republicanism
ⓘ
influential in Buddhist political thought ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clan-based political organization
ⓘ
early form of republican government ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern India ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Buddhist texts
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Mahaparinibbana Sutta NERFINISHED ⓘ Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborOf | Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahajanapadas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalCulture |
collective sovereignty of clans
ⓘ
republican assemblies ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
assembly of clan representatives
ⓘ
council of elders ⓘ |
| sourceType | primarily known from Buddhist and Jain literature ⓘ |
| successorState | Magadha kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
6th–5th century BCE
ⓘ
Iron Age India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vajjika
this entity surface form:
ancient republic of Vaishali