Vatsa
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This article is about the historical region of Vatsa. For the village in Estonia, see Vatsa, Estonia. For the gotra of Brahmins, see Vats (clan).
Vatsa or Vamsa (Pali and Ardhamagadhi: Vaccha, literally "calf"[1]) was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (great kingdoms) of Uttarapatha of ancient India mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya.
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Kingdom of Vatsa | |||||||||
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c. 700 BCE–c. 300 BCE | |||||||||
Capital | Kauśāmbī | ||||||||
Common languages | Prakrit Sanskrit | ||||||||
Religion | Historical Vedic religion Buddhism Jainism | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Maharaja | |||||||||
• 8th century B.C. | Nicakṣu (first) | ||||||||
• 4th century B.C. | Kṣemaka (last) | ||||||||
Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||||
• Established | c. 700 BCE | ||||||||
• Disestablished | c. 300 BCE | ||||||||
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Today part of | Allahabad division of Uttar Pradesh, India |
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