Licchavis of Vaishali
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The Licchavis of Vaishali were an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe and dynasty of eastern India whose existence is attested from the Iron Age to the Classical Age. The population of Licchavi, the Licchavikas,
Licchavi among the Gaṇasaṅghas
Ananda Stupa, with an Asokan pillar, at Vesālī, the capital city.
The Relic Stupa of Vaishali which was built by the Licchavis in the 5th century BC
Licchavika Queen Kumaradevi and King Chandragupta I, depicted on a coin of their son Samudragupta, 350–380 CE.
Kumaradevi
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Kumaradevi was the wife and co-ruler of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta I and the mother of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta.
Licchavis of Vaishali
…and surrounded with a wall. The Licchavikas are mentioned for the last time during the early period of the Gupta Empire, when the Licchavika princess Kumāradevī married Chandragupta I, as attested on the legends of the coinage of their son Samudragupta, who called himself Licchavi-dauhitra ("maternal grandson…
Chandragupta II On Horse
Hariti, unfired clay, remains of polychromy and gilding, Pakistan or Afghanistan, 2nd to 4th century, Linden Museum Stuttgart, Germany, inventory number SA 00864 L