Moriya (tribe)
Moriya Republic | |||||||
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| c. 7th century BCE–c. 5th century BCE | |||||||
Moriya among the Gaṇasaṅghas | |||||||
The Mahajanapadas in the post-Vedic period. Moriya was to the east of Sakya, northeast of Kosala, and west of Malla. | |||||||
| Capital | Pipphalivana | ||||||
| Common languages | Prakrit Sanskrit | ||||||
| Religion | Historical Vedic religion Buddhism Jainism | ||||||
| Government | Aristocratic republic | ||||||
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| Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||
• Established | c. 7th century BCE | ||||||
• Conquered by Ajātasattu of Magadha c. 468 BCE | c. 5th century BCE | ||||||
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| Today part of | India Nepal | ||||||
Moriya (Pāli: Moriya) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of northeastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The Moriyas were organised into a gaṇasaṅgha (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to as the Moriya Republic.