Aṅga | |||||||
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Unknown (~1100 BCE)–c. 530 BCE | |||||||
Capital | Champapuri (near modern Bhagalpur) and Malini (near modern Munger), Bihar | ||||||
Religion | Historical Vedic religion Buddhism Jainism | ||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||
• | Brahmadatta | ||||||
Raja (King) | |||||||
Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||
• Established | Unknown (~1100 BCE) | ||||||
• Disestablished | c. 530 BCE | ||||||
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History of Bengal |
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Anga [a] was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of eastern India whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The members of the Aṅga tribe were called the Āṅgeyas.[1]
Counted among the "sixteen great nations" in Buddhist texts like the Anguttara Nikaya, Aṅga also finds mention in the Jain Vyakhyaprajnapti's list of ancient janapadas.
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