Asmaka

Asmaka
Aśmaka
Asmaka Aśmaka
c. 700 BCE–425 or 345 BCE
	Asmaka and other Mahajanapadas in the Post Vedic period.
Capital	Paithan; Potali; Podana
Common languages	Prakrit; Sanskrit
Religion	Historical Vedic religion; Buddhism; Jainism
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Iron Age
• Established	c. 700 BCE
• Disestablished	425 or 345 BCE
	Succeeded by
Magadha
Today part of	Telangana, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh

Aśmaka or Assaka was a Mahajanapada in ancient India which existed between 700 BCE and 425 or 345 BCE according to the Buddhist texts and Puranas. It included areas in present-day Telangana, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh in south-central India.^[2]^[3] In Gautama Buddha's time, many of the Assakas were located on the banks of the Godavari River (south of the Vindhya mountains).The capital of Aśmaka was the city variously named Podana, Potali, Paudanyapura, and Potana. Most scholars identify it with present-day Bodhan in Telangana, while some correspond it to modern-day Paithan in Maharashtra.^[4]^: 173^[5]

In ancient India, during the 6th century BCE, there were sixteen Mahajanapadas. Among them, Ashmaka (or Assaka) was the only Mahajanapada located in South India.

^ नाहर, डॉ रतिभानु सिंह (1974). प्राचीन भारत का राजनैतिक एवं सांस्कृतिक इतिहास. इलाहाबाद, भारत: किताबमहल. p. 112.
^ Gupta, Parmanand (1989). Geography from Ancient Indian Coins & Seals. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788170222484.
^ Tiwari, Anshuman (10 August 2018). Laxminama: Monks, Merchants, Money and Mantra. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 307.
^ Cite error: The named reference Indian History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. p. 109. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.

[1] नाहर, डॉ रतिभानु सिंह (1974). प्राचीन भारत का राजनैतिक एवं सांस्कृतिक इतिहास. इलाहाबाद, भारत: किताबमहल. p. 112.

[2] Gupta, Parmanand (1989). Geography from Ancient Indian Coins & Seals. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788170222484.

[3] Tiwari, Anshuman (10 August 2018). Laxminama: Monks, Merchants, Money and Mantra. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 307.

[Indian_History-4] Cite error: The named reference Indian History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. p. 109. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.

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