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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Videha people canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| 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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