Matsya Kingdom

Matsya among the kingdoms of Epic Indian literature

Matsya (Sanskrit: मत्स्य) was a Vedic kingdom and later became a part of sixteen Mahajanapadas, which also appears in Hindu Epic literature. The capital of Matsya was at Viratanagari (present-day Bairat, in Rajasthan) which is said to have been named after its founder king, Virata.[1]

  1. ^ Ratnawat, Shyam Singh; Sharma, Krishna Gopal. (1999). History and culture of Rajasthan: from earliest times upto 1956 A.D. Centre for Rajasthan Studies, University of Rajasthan. p. 7. OCLC 606486051.

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