Vajjika League Vṛji | |||||||||
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c. 6th century BCE–c. 468 BCE | |||||||||
Capital | Vesālī[1] | ||||||||
Common languages | Prakrit Sanskrit | ||||||||
Religion | Historical Vedic religion Buddhism Jainism | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Vajjika | ||||||||
Government | Republic (Gaṇasaṅgha)[1] | ||||||||
Gaṇa Mukhya | |||||||||
Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||||
• Established | c. 6th century BCE | ||||||||
• Conquered by Ajātasattu of Magadha in 484–468 BCE | c. 468 BCE | ||||||||
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Today part of | India Nepal |
History of South Asia |
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The Vajjika (Pāli: Vajjika) or Vrijika (IAST: Vṛjika) League, Confederacy, or Sangha, also called simply Vajji (Pāli: Vajji) or Vriji (IAST: Vṛji), was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribal league which existed during the later Iron Age period in north-east South Asia.[2]
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