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Cedī (tribe)
Ancient people in the central South Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the kingdom in the Ramayana and Mahabharata, see Chedi Kingdom.
Cedī (Sanskrit: Cedī) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of central South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The members of the Cedī tribe were named the Caidyas, and were organised into a kingdom, itself also called Cedī.[1]
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Cedī Janapada | |
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c. 1200 BCE–c. 300 BCE | |
![]() The Cedī kingdom and other Mahajanapadas in the Post Vedic | |
Capital | Śuktimatī or Sotthivatī |
Common languages | Prakrits |
Government | Monarchy |
Historical era | Iron Age India |
• Established | c. 1200 BCE |
• Disestablished | c. 300 BCE |
Today part of | India |
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