Anga

This article is about the historical kingdom. For Cultural, linguistic, and historical region of Bihar, India, see Angika § Anga Region.

Aṅga
Unknown (~1100 BCE)–c. 530 BCE
Anga
Aṅga and other kingdoms of the late Vedic period
Aṅga and other Mahajanapadas in the Post Vedic period Aṅga is the easternmost, south of Vajji and east of Magadha
Aṅga and other Mahajanapadas in the Post Vedic period
Aṅga is the easternmost, south of Vajji and east of Magadha
CapitalChampapuri (near modern Bhagalpur) and Malini (near modern Munger), Bihar
Religion
Historical Vedic religion
Buddhism
Jainism
GovernmentMonarchy
• 
Brahmadatta
Raja (King) 
Historical eraIron Age
• Established
Unknown (~1100 BCE)
• Disestablished
c. 530 BCE
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Anga [a] was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of eastern India whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The members of the Aṅga tribe were called the Āṅgeyas.[1]

Counted among the "sixteen great nations" in Buddhist texts like the Anguttara Nikaya, Aṅga also finds mention in the Jain Vyakhyaprajnapti's list of ancient janapadas.


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  1. ^ Raychaudhuri 1953, p. 106-110.