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Matsya Kingdom

Matsya Kingdom

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This article is about the legendary kingdom of Epic Hindu literature. For the historical Iron Age kingdom, see Matsya (tribe). For the avatar of the Hindu god Viṣṇu, see Matsya. For other uses, see Matsya (disambiguation).

Matsya (Sanskrit: मत्स्य) was a Vedic kingdom and later became a part of sixteen Mahajanapadas, which also appears in Hindu Epic literature. The capital of Matsya was at Viratanagari (present-day Bairat, in Rajasthan) which is said to have been named after its founder king, Virata.[1]

Matsya among the kingdoms of Epic Indian literature

Mention in Mahabharata

Matsya kingdom was founded by king Matsya who was the twin brother of Satyavati and who was contemporary to Bhishma.[2]

The Mahabharata (V.74.16) refers to a King Sahaja, who ruled over both the Chedis and the Matsyas, which implies that Matsya once formed a part of the Chedi Kingdom.

References

  1. [1]
    Ratnawat, Shyam Singh; Sharma, Krishna Gopal. (1999). History and culture of Rajasthan: from earliest times upto 1956 A.D. Centre for Rajasthan Studies, University of Rajasthan. p. 7. OCLC 606486051.
  2. [2]
    Bender, Ernest; Jain, Kailash Chand (1978). "Lord Mahāvīra and His Times". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 98 (3): 209. doi:10.2307/598811. ISSN 0003-0279. JSTOR 598811.


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