Malla (tribe)

Malla
c. 7th century BCE–c. 4th century BCE
Malla among the Gaṇasaṅghas
Malla, Vajji (the dependencies of Licchavi within the Vajjika League), and other Mahajanapadas in the Post Vedic period
Capital	Kusinārā Pāvā
Common languages	Prakrit
Religion	Historical Vedic religion Buddhism Jainism
Government	Republic
Gaṇa Mukhya
Historical era	Iron Age
• Established	c. 7th century BCE
• Disestablished	c. 4th century BCE
Succeeded by Magadha
Today part of	India

Malla (Prakrit: 𑀫𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀈 Mallaī; Pali: Malla; Sanskrit: मल्ल​ Malla) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern Indian subcontinent whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The population of Malla, the Mallakas, were divided into two branches, each organised into a gaṇasaṅgha (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to as the Malla Republics, which were part of the larger Vajjika League.^[1]