Nāya
Republican tribe in Iron Age India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nāya (Prākrit: 𑀦𑀸𑀬 Nāya; Pāli: Nāta; Sanskrit: Jñāta) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The population of Nāya, the Nāyikas, were organised into a gaṇasaṅgha (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to as the Nāya Republic, which was part of the larger Vajjika League.[1]
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Nāya | |||||||||
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c. 7th-6th century BCE–c. 468 BCE | |||||||||
Capital | Kuṇḍagāma | ||||||||
Common languages | Prakrit | ||||||||
Religion | Historical Vedic religion Buddhism Jainism | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Nāyika | ||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||
Gaṇa Mukhya | |||||||||
Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||||
• Established | c. 7th-6th century BCE | ||||||||
• Conquered by Ajātasattu of Magadha in 484–468 BCE | c. 468 BCE | ||||||||
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Today part of | India |
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