Videha people

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The Videha people were an ancient Indo-Aryan ethnic group of northern South Asia, historically associated with the kingdom of Videha in the Mithila region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan ethnic group
ancient people
absorbedBy Kingdom of Kosala NERFINISHED
associatedFigure King Janaka of Videha NERFINISHED
Sita (princess of Videha) NERFINISHED
associatedWith Kingdom of Videha NERFINISHED
associatedWithRegion Mithila NERFINISHED
borderedBy Ganges River NERFINISHED
Himalayas NERFINISHED
capitalCity Janaka’s capital (often identified with Janakpur region)
culturalInfluenceOn Maithili literature NERFINISHED
Mithila painting tradition
cultureRegion Mithila culture NERFINISHED
economy agriculture
cattle rearing
trade
ethnicity Indo-Aryan
flourishedDuring 1st millennium BCE
historicalStatus extinct as distinct ethnic group
integratedInto Mahajanapada system
knownFor Vedic scholarship
early Upanishadic thought
philosophical debates
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
laterPartOf Kosala-Videha polity NERFINISHED
locatedIn northern South Asia
locatedInPresentDay eastern Terai of Nepal
northern Bihar
mentionedIn Brihadaranyaka Upanishad NERFINISHED
Mahabharata NERFINISHED
Ramayana NERFINISHED
Shatapatha Brahmana NERFINISHED
neighborOf Kasi NERFINISHED
Kosala NERFINISHED
Magadha NERFINISHED
partOf Vedic civilization NERFINISHED
politicalSystem monarchy
regionType eastern Indo-Gangetic plain NERFINISHED
religion Vedic religion NERFINISHED
royalTitle Raja of Videha NERFINISHED
ruledBy Janaka dynasty NERFINISHED
socialStructure Vedic varna system
successorCulture Maithil people NERFINISHED
timePeriod Late Vedic period NERFINISHED

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Kingdom of Mithila hasEthnicGroup Videha people