Malla mahajanapada
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Malla mahajanapada was an ancient Indian republican kingdom of the Mahajanapada period, known from Buddhist and Jain traditions and associated with key events in the Buddha’s life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Indian republic
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ancient kingdom ⓘ mahajanapada ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gautama Buddha
NERFINISHED
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Mahavira NERFINISHED ⓘ events of the Buddha’s last journey ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
last meal of the Buddha at Pava
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parinirvana of the Buddha ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Kusinara, place of the Buddha’s parinirvana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Kusinara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSite |
Kusinara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| decisionMakingBody | assembly of chiefs ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
5th century BCE
ⓘ
6th century BCE ⓘ |
| governmentType | republic ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | attested mainly in religious literature ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Buddhist chronicles
ⓘ
Jain canonical literature ⓘ later Pali commentaries ⓘ |
| language | Magadhi Prakrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterIncorporatedInto | Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Terai region
NERFINISHED
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eastern Uttar Pradesh ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Buddhist texts
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Jain texts ⓘ Mahaparinibbana Sutta NERFINISHED ⓘ Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighbour |
Kosala
NERFINISHED
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Vajji confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Videha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sixteen Mahajanapadas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | oligarchic republic ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | ganasangha ⓘ |
| regionType | Middle Ganges plain ⓘ |
| religion |
Jainism
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Vedic religion ⓘ early Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionSource |
Buddhism
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Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingClass | Malla kshatriyas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesTraditionWith | other gana-sanghas of ancient India ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age India
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ⓘ
Mahajanapada period ⓘ |
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