Shakya
Shakya (Pāḷi: Sakya; Sanskrit: शाक्य, romanized: Śākya) was an ancient eastern sub-Himalayan ethnicity and clan of north-eastern region of the South Asia, whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The Shakyas were organised into a gaṇasaṅgha (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), also known as the Shakya Republic. The Shakyas were on the periphery, both geographically and culturally, of the eastern Gangetic plain in the Greater Magadha cultural region.
Shakya | |||||||||
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| c. 7th century BCE–c. 5th century BCE | |||||||||
Shakya among the Gaṇasaṅghas | |||||||||
Shakya to the north of the Mahajanapadas in the post-Vedic period | |||||||||
| Capital | Kapilavastu | ||||||||
| Common languages | Prakrits Munda languages | ||||||||
| Religion | Sramana religions, Sun worship, tree worship, serpent worship | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||||
• Established | c. 7th century BCE | ||||||||
• Conquered by Viḍūḍabha of Kosala | c. 5th century BCE | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India Nepal | ||||||||
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