Polity Matsya Kingdom

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Was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas mentioned in the Buddhist text. It was located in Rajasthan, India.

Establishment

  • January 699 BC: In the early 6th century BC, Matsya was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas mentioned in the Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 499 BC: Virata was a kingdom ruled by the Matsya king by the name Virata.