Videhas (people of Videha)
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The Videhas were an ancient Indo-Aryan people of the Videha kingdom in the eastern Gangetic plain, known from Vedic and early Buddhist texts as a prominent cultural and political community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Videhas (people of Videha) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan people
ⓘ
ancient people ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mithila school of thought
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Upanishadic philosophy ⓘ |
| capital | Mithila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Videha (kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn | later Mithila culture ⓘ |
| culturalRole | prominent cultural community ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Indo-Aryans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymOf | people of Videha ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Brahmanical literature
ⓘ
Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Upanishads NERFINISHED ⓘ Vedic texts ⓘ early Buddhist texts ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| laterIntegratedInto |
Magadha sphere of influence
ⓘ
Vajji confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
South Asia ⓘ eastern Gangetic plain ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jataka tales NERFINISHED ⓘ Shatapatha Brahmana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Kosala (people)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magadha (people) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajji (Licchavi) confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringRegion |
Kosala (kingdom)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magadha (kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajji (republic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler | King Janaka of Videha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mahajanapada cultural sphere
ⓘ
Vedic civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization |
kingdom
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| politicalRole | prominent political community ⓘ |
| regionCorrespondsTo |
Mithila region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of modern Bihar ⓘ parts of modern Nepal (Terai and hill Mithila) ⓘ |
| religion |
Vedic religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Hinduism ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Janaka (title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStratification | Vedic varna system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age South Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Vedic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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