For the branch of the Licchavikas that conquered Nepal in the 4th century CE, see Licchavis of Nepal.
Licchavi Republic
Licchavis of Vaishali
c. 7th century BCE–c. 468 BCE
Licchavi among the Gaṇasaṅghas
Vajji (the Vajjika League), of which Licchavi was a constituent, and other Mahajanapadas in the Post Vedic period
Capital
Vesālī
Common languages
Prākrit
Religion
Historical Vedic religion Buddhism Jainism
Demonym(s)
Licchavika
Government
Republic
Gaṇa Mukhya
Historical era
Iron Age
• Established
c. 7th century BCE
• Conquered by Ajātasattu of Magadha in 484–468 BCE
c. 468 BCE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Mahā-Videha
Magadha
Today part of
India
History of South Asia
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Madrasian culture
Soanian culture
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Bhirrana culture
(7570–6200 BC)
Mehrgarh culture
(7000–3300 BC)
Edakkal culture
(5000–3000 BC)
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Anarta tradition
(c. 3950–1900 BC)
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The Licchavis of Vaishali (Māgadhī Prakrit: 𑀮𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯𑀺Licchavi; Pāli: Licchavi; Sanskrit: ऋक्षवी Ṛkṣavī; English: "Bear Clan") were an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe and dynasty of north-eastern Indian subcontinent whose existence is attested from the Iron Age to the Classical Age. The population of Licchavi, the Licchavikas, were organised into a gaṇasaṅgha (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to as the Licchavi Republic, which was the leading state of the larger Vajjika League.
Following their eventual subjugation in the Magadha-Vajji war, the Licchavis continued to reside in the region of Vaishali. The fourth century A.D. Gupta Emperor, Samudragupta was the son of a Licchavi princess and referred to himself as a Licchavi-Dauhitra.[1]
^Trautmann, Thomas (1972). "Licchavi-Dauhitra". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. 104 (1): 2–15. doi:10.1017/S0035869X0012951X. JSTOR 25203320.
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