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Yaudheya
Ancient militant confederation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the mythological person, see Yaudheya (Mahabharat).
Yaudheya (Brahmi script: π¬π π₯ππ¬) or Yoddheya Gana (Yoddheya Republic) was an ancient militant gana (confederation) based in the Eastern region of the Sapta Sindhu. The word Yaudheya is a derivative of the word from yodha meaning warriors[2][3] and according to PΔαΉini, the suffix '-ya', was significant of warrior tribes,[4] which is supported by their resistance to invading empires such as the Kushan Empire and the Indo-Scythians.[5] Rudradaman I of the Western Satraps notes in his Junagadh rock inscription that the Yaudheyas were 'heroes among all Kshatriya' and 'were loath to surrender'. They were noted as having a republic form of government, unique from other Janapadas which instead maintained monarchies.[6]
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5th century BCEβ4th century CE | |||||||
Yaudheya coin, imitative of Kushan coinage, 3rd-4th centuries CE. Obverse: Karttikeya standing facing, holding a spear with dvi (βtwoβ in Brahmi) to the left of Karttikeya's head, peacock to lower right, Brahmi legend around: π¬π
π₯ππ¬ ππ¦π²ππ¬ ππ¬ (yaudheya ganasya jaya, βVictory to the Yaudheya peopleβ). Reverse: Devasena standing left, raising hand; flower vase to left, inverted nandipada to the right.[1]
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![]() Location of the Yaudheya relative to other groups: the Audumbaras, the Vemakas, the Vrishnis, the Kunindas, the Pauravas and the Arjunayanas | |||||||
Capital | Rohtak | ||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||
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β’ Established | 5th century BCE | ||||||
β’ Disestablished | 4th century CE | ||||||
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