Vatsa
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Vatsa or Vamsa (Pali and Ardhamagadhi: Template:Transliteration, literally "calf"[1]) was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (great kingdoms) of Uttarapatha of ancient India mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya.
Location
The territory of Vatsa was located to the south of the Gaṅgā river, and its capital was the city of Template:Transliteration or [[Kosambi|Template:Transliteration]], on the Yamunā river and corresponding to the modern-day location of Kosam.[2]
The early period
The Vatsas were a branch of the Kuru dynasty. During the Rig Vedic period, the Kuru Kingdom comprised the area of present day Haryana/ Delhi and the Ganga-Jamuna Doab, till Prayag/ Kaushambi, with its capital at Hastinapura. During the late-Vedic period, Hastinapura was destroyed by floods, and the Kuru King Template:Transliteration shifted his capital and all his subjects to a newly constructed capital that was called Kosambi or Kaushambi. In the post Vedic period, when Aryavarta consisted of several Mahajanapadas, the Kuru Dynasty was split between Kurus and Vatsas. The Kurus controlled the Haryana/ Delhi/ Upper Doab, while the Vatsas controlled the Lower Doab. Later, The Vatsas were further divided into two branches—One at Mathura, and the other at Kaushambi.
The Puranas state that after the washing away of Hastinapura by the Ganges, the Template:Transliteration king Template:Transliteration, the great-great grandson of Janamejaya, abandoned the city and settled in Template:Transliteration. This is supported by the Template:Transliteration and the Template:Transliteration attributed to Template:Transliteration. Both of them have described the king Udayana as a scion of the Template:Transliteration family (Template:Transliteration). The Puranas provide a list of Template:Transliteration’s successors which ends with king Template:Transliteration.[3]Template:Rp Other Puranas state that the Vatsa kingdom was named after a Template:Transliteration king, Vatsa.[4] The Ramayana and the Mahabharata attribute the credit of founding its capital Template:Transliteration to a Chedi prince Template:Transliteration or Template:Transliteration.
The Mahabharata and the Harivansa states the close connection between the Vatsas and the Bhargas (Bhaggas).[3]Template:Rp
Mahajanapada period
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The first ruler of the Template:Transliteration dynasty of Vatsa, about whom some definite information available is Template:Transliteration II, Parantapa. While the Puranas state his father’s name was Template:Transliteration, Template:Transliteration tells it was Template:Transliteration. Template:Transliteration II married a princess of Videha, who was the mother of Udayana. He also married Template:Transliteration, a daughter of the Licchavi chieftain Template:Transliteration.[5] He attacked Template:Transliteration, the capital of Template:Transliteration during the rule of Template:Transliteration.[3]Template:Rp
The wife of Śatānīka and the mother of Udayana was Queen Mṛgāvatī (in Sanskrit) or Migāvatī (in Prakrit). She was the daughter of Chetaka, the leader of Vaishali.[6] It is recorded that she ruled as a regent for her son for some period of time, although sources differ about the specific circumstances. According to the Jain canonical texts, Udayana was still a minor when Śatānīka died, so "the responsibility of governing the kingdom fell on the shoulders of queen Migāvatī ... till her son grew old enough".[7] On the other hand, Bhāsa's Pratijñāyaugandharāyaṇa says that she took "full charge of the administration" while Udayana was held as a prisoner by King Pradyota of Avanti, and "the way in which she discharged her duties excited the admiration of even experienced ministers".[8] Mrigavati, is notable for being one of the earliest known female rulers in Indian history.
Udayana
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Later history
According to the Puranas, the 4 successors of Udayana were Template:Transliteration, Template:Transliteration, Niramitra and Template:Transliteration. Later, the Vatsa kingdom was annexed by the Avanti kingdom. Maniprabha, the great-grandson of Pradyota ruled at Template:Transliteration as a prince of Avanti.[3]Template:Rp
Vatsa was ultimately annexed into Magadha by Shishunaga.Template:Sfn
See also
References
Citations
Sources
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- ↑ Pargiter, F.E. (1972) Ancient Indian Historical Tradition, Chaunan, Delhi, pp.269-70
- ↑ Mahajan V.D. (1960, reprint 2007). Ancient India, S.Chand & Company, New Delhi, Template:ISBN, pp.171-2
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