This article is about the historical region. For the king in Indian mythology, see Shurasena.
Kingdom of Surasena
c. 700 BCE–c. 300 BCE
Surasena and other Mahajanapadas in the post-Vedic period.
Capital
Mathura
Common languages
Sanskrit, Prakrit
Religion
Hinduism Buddhism
Government
Monarchy
Maharaja
Historical era
Bronze Age, Iron Age
• Established
c. 700 BCE
• Disestablished
c. 300 BCE
Today part of
India
History of South Asia
Outline
Palaeolithic (2,500,000–250,000 BC)
Madrasian culture
Soanian culture
Neolithic (10,800–3300 BC)
Bhirrana culture
(7570–6200 BC)
Mehrgarh culture
(7000–3300 BC)
Edakkal culture
(5000–3000 BC)
Chalcolithic (3500–1500 BC)
Anarta tradition
(c. 3950–1900 BC)
Ahar-Banas culture
(3000–1500 BC)
Pandu culture
(1600–1500 BC)
Malwa culture
(1600–1300 BC)
Jorwe culture
(1400–700 BC)
Bronze Age (3300–1300 BC)
Indus Valley Civilisation
(3300–1300 BC)
– Early Harappan culture
(3300–2600 BC)
– Mature Harappan culture
(2600–1900 BC)
– Late Harappan culture
(1900–1300 BC)
Vedic Civilisation
(2000–500 BC)
– Ochre Coloured Pottery culture
(2000–1600 BC)
– Swat culture
(1600–500 BC)
Iron Age (1500–200 BC)
Vedic Civilisation
(1500–500 BC)
– Janapadas
(1500–600 BC)
– Black and Red ware culture
(1300–1000 BC)
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(1200–600 BC)
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(700–200 BC)
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(799–684 BC)
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(684–424 BC)
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(c. 300 BC – AD 1345)
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(c. 300 BC – AD 1102)
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The kingdom of Surasena (IAST: Śūrasena) was an ancient Indian region corresponding to the present-day Braj region in Uttar Pradesh, with Mathura as its capital city. According to the Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya, Surasena was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (lit. 'great realms') in the 6th century BCE.[1] Also, it is mentioned in the Hindu epic poem Ramayana. The ancient Greek writers (e.g., Megasthenes) refer to the Sourasenoi and its cities, Methora[2] and Cleisobra/Kleisobora .[3]
^Raychaudhuri 1972, p. 85
^Raychaudhuri 1972, p. 71
^Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1995). Ancient India. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited. p. 173. ISBN 978-81-208-0436-4.
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