Matsya region
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The Matsya region is a historic cultural area in northwestern India traditionally associated with the ancient Matsya kingdom, encompassing parts of present-day Rajasthan including Alwar.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
historic region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Matsya kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Delhi region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mewat region NERFINISHED ⓘ Shekhawati region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
Matsya folk culture
ⓘ
Rajasthani culture ⓘ |
| ethnonymDerivedFrom | Matsya people ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Gurjar community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meena community NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthani people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Iron Age India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vedic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPolity | Matsya kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReligion |
Hinduism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vedic Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the ancient Mahajanapada-related regions of northwestern India ⓘ |
| includes | Alwar district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rajasthan
ⓘ
eastern Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern India ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mahabharata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeRegionOverlap |
Alwar district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bharatpur district NERFINISHED ⓘ Dausa district NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaipur district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Matsya kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rajasthan region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient India ⓘ |
| traditionalCapital | Viratanagara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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