Matsya (tribe)
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Matsya (Pali: Macchā) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of central South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The members of the Matsya tribe were called the Mātsyeyas and were organised into a kingdom called the Matsya kingdom.[1]
This article is about historical Iron Age kingdom. For the mythological kingdom, see Matsya Kingdom. For the avatar of the Hindu god Viṣṇu, see Matsya. For other uses, see Matsya (disambiguation).
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Matsya kingdom Macchā | |||||||||
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c. 1400 BCE–c. 350 BCE | |||||||||
Capital | Virāṭanagara | ||||||||
Common languages | Prakrits | ||||||||
Religion | Historical Vedic religion[1] | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Mātsyeya | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||||
• Established | c. 1400 BCE | ||||||||
• Disestablished | c. 350 BCE | ||||||||
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Today part of | India |
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