Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Important Republics

Important Republics

(i) Shakya of Kapilavastu This republic was situated on the northern boundary of the Nepal terai region. Its capital was Kapilavastu. Lord Buddha was born in this republic.
(ii) Bulli The Buill republic was situated in the modem day Shahabad and Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. The capital of the republic was Alkappa.
(iii) Kalam Its capital was Keshaputta. Alar Kalam, the famous preacher of the Lord Buddha, belonged to this republic.
(iv) Bhagga The capital of Bhagga or Bharga republic was Sunsumar Giri. The republic was spread in modem day Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
(v) Koliya Situated in the modem day Rampur-Deoric regions of Uttar Pradesh, the Koliya republic had its capitaJ at Ramgram. The Koliyas belonged to the Ikshwaku clan
(vi) Malla The republic of MalIa included regions 01 modem day Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh and Champaran and Saran districts of Bihar. Initially, Chandrakanta was the capital of the republic. Later, Kushinagar (famous for Mahaparinirvana of Buddha) and Pava (associated with the death of Lord Mahavira) were made the two capitals of Malla.
(vii) Moriya Pippalivan was the capital of the Moriya republic. Pipplivan has been identified as Updhauli in Uttar Pradesh. The Moriyas of Pippalivan are considered the ascendants of the Mauryas.
(viii) Videha The capital of Videha was Mithila. In the Buddhist era it was a part of Vajji Mahajanapada, but it gradually turned into a republic.
(ix) Lichchavi Vajji was a confederation of republics, which also included the Lichchavi republic. The capital of Lichchavis was Vaishali which had been founded by King Vishal.

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