Videha (Prākrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀤𑁂𑀳 Videha; Pāli: Videha; Sanskrit: Videha) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern Indian subcontinent whose existence...

Videha mukti (Sanskrit: विदेहमुक्ति meaning "liberation after death or literally liberation from the body") refers to the moksha (liberation from the death...

South Asia to the Vajjika League. The larger region of the former Mahā-Videha kingdom in which the Vajjika League was located was in turn named after...

kings in the dynasty of Janaka. The region was also known as Videha. The kingdom of Videha is mentioned for the first time in Yajurveda Samhita. Mithila...

Kosalan realm. One of India's two great epics, Ramayana is set in the "Kosala-Videha" realm in which the Kosalan prince Rama marries the Videhan princess Sita...

used to refer to the Videha Kingdom, as well as to the modern-day territories that fall within the ancient boundaries of Videha. Till the 20th century...

Janaka (Sanskrit: जनक, IAST: Janaka) is the King of Videha who ruled from Mithila, in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Janaka was married to Sunayana. He is the...

noted feature of his life was that his birth, upanayanam, sannyasa and videha mukti (death), all happened on Sundays. The childhood days of Narasimha...

Maithili: विदेह माधव, videha mādhav) was the founder and first king of the Videha kingdom in the ancient Indian subcontinent. Videha is the ancient name...

Mandavi (Sanskrit: माण्डवी, romanized: Māṇḍavī) is a princess of Videha in the Hindu epic Ramayana. She is the wife of Bharata and is considered an incarnation...

IAST: Sunayanā) is the queen of Videha in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Sunayana is the queen consort of Janaka, the king of Videha, who ruled from Mithila. She...

romanized: Urmilā, lit. 'enchantress'), is a Hindu goddess and the princess of Videha in the Hindu epic Ramayana. She is considered to be an avatāra of Nagalakshmi...

prominence after the establishment of the Videha Kingdom. During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Videha became one of the major political and cultural...

Mahā-Videha kingdom, and temporarily occupied the Vaideha capital of Mithilā, from where they could best administer the territory of Mahā-Videha. The...

Mithila Kingdom (also called Kingdom of the Videhas). During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Videha became one of the major political and cultural...

Shakya Shunga Sindhu Sudra Surasena Trigarta Utkala Vanga Vatsa Vidarbha Videha Vrishni Yadava Yadu Yaudheya Assamese people Awadhi people Banjara people...

India. Beginning of Iron Age kingdoms in India— Kuru, Panchala, Kosala, Videha. This detailed map shows the locations of kingdoms and republics mentioned...

Kingdom (also called Kingdom of the Videha). During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), the kingdom of the Videha became one of the major political...

Licchavikas invaded Mahā-Videha, replaced their monarchy by a republican system, and settled down in the southern part of former Mahā-Videha, where they founded...

Shrutakirti (Sanskrit: श्रुतकीर्ति, romanized: Śrutakīrti) is a princess of Videha, in the Hindu epic Ramayana. She is the wife of Shatrughna and is considered...

geographical position. In the Mahabharata, Bhima meets the Kiratas to the east of Videha, where his son Ghatotkacha is born; and in general, the dwellers of the...

Mithila was the capital city of the Kingdom of the Videhas. The location of Mithila is disputed among Janakpur in present-day Nepal, Baliraajgadh in present-day...

south-eastern region, Janakpurdham was the capital of the prosperous kingdom of Videha or Mithila, that extended down to the Ganges, and home to King Janaka and...

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known as Janakpur is Named after the late King of Videha in Mithila region - Janaka.The rulers of the Videha kingdom were accorded the title Janaka, meaning...

Mithila Kingdom (also called Kingdom of the Videhas). During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Videha became one of the major political and cultural...

Seemanchal Kingdom (also called Kingdom of the Videhas). During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Videha became one of the major political and cultural...

general vedic knowledge to the public. The Brahmins migrated to Assam from Videha (Mithila), Kannauj, Bengal and many other places. The earliest historical...

(the earth), Sita is brought up as the adopted daughter of King Janaka of Videha. Sita, in her youth, chooses Rama, the prince of Ayodhya as her husband...

gained prominence after the establishment of the ancient Videha Kingdom. The kings of the Videha were called Janakas. A daughter of one of the Janaks of...