Asmaka

Asmaka Aśmaka
c. 700 BCE–425 or 345 BCE
Asmaka and other Mahajanapadas in the Post Vedic period.
Capital	Potali or 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	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra

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.^[1][2] In Gautama Buddha's time, many of the Assakas were located on the banks of the Godavari River (south of the Vindhya mountains). Its capital is variously called Potali or Podana, and is identified as present-day Bodhan in Telangana.^[3]