Kālāma
Republican tribe in Iron-Age India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kālāma (Pāli: Kālāma) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The Kālāmas were organised into a gaṇasaṅgha (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to as the Kālāma Republic.[1]
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Kālāma | |||||||
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c. 7th century BCE–c. 5th-4th century BCE | |||||||
Capital | Kesaputta | ||||||
Common languages | Prakrit Sanskrit | ||||||
Religion | Historical Vedic religion[1][2] | ||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||
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Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||
• Established | c. 7th century BCE | ||||||
• Conquered by Kosala | c. 5th-4th century BCE | ||||||
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Today part of | India Nepal |
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