Buli (tribe)
Buli | |||||||
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| c. 7th century BCE–c. 5th-4th century BCE | |||||||
The Mahajanapadas in the post-Vedic period. Buli was located close to the north of Magadha. | |||||||
| Capital | Allakappa | ||||||
| Common languages | Prakrit Sanskrit | ||||||
| Religion | Buddhism Historical Vedic religion Jainism | ||||||
| Demonym | Bulaya | ||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||
| Rājā | |||||||
| Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||
• Established | c. 7th century BCE | ||||||
• Conquered by Magadha | c. 5th-4th century BCE | ||||||
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| Today part of | India Nepal | ||||||
Buli (Pāli: Buli) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The population of Buli, the Bulayas, were organised into a gaṇasaṅgha (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to as the Buli Republic.