ഇന്നത്തെ പഠനം
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അവതരണം
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Augustine Stephen D'souza
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വിഷയം
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ANCIENT INDIAN COINS
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16 Local Janapadas
2. Vidharbha Janapada
The Shakya Janapada was located in northern India and (present day) Nepal, and are attested in Buddhist scriptures. The name Shakya is derived from the Sanskrit word Sakya, which means "the one who is capable".
The Shakya formed an independent republican state know as the Shakya Ganarajya. The Shakya capital was Kapilavastu, which may have been located either in Tilavurakot, Nepal or Piprahwa, India. The best-known Shakya was Prince Siddhartha (5th century BC) who was the founder of Buddhism and came to be known as Gautama Buddha, and also Shakya Muni (sage of Shakyas). Siddhartha was the son of Sudhodhana, the elected leader of Shakya republic. Virudhaka, son of Pasenadi and Vasavakhattia, the daughter of Shakya named Mahanama by a slave girl, ascended the throne of Kosala after overthrowing his father. As an act of vengeance for cheating Kosala by sending his mother, the daughter of slave woman, for marriage to his father, he invaded the Shakya territory, massacred them and annexed it.
These coins are characterised by bankers' mark around them. The coins are scyphate, weigh approximately 6 - 7 g and date to 600 - 500 BC.
They are also similar to Vajji coins.
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