Vaishali (ancient city)
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Vaishali, Vesali or Vaiśālī was an ancient city and today an archaeological site located north of Patna in present-day Bihar, India. It is also a Jain and Buddhist pilgrimage site. As an archaeologica
N BR 69 Raja Vishal Garh
N BR 68 Relic Stupa Vaishali
Ashoka pillar at Vaishali, Bihar, India
Abhishek Pushkarini, the coronation tank, near Buddha Relic Stupa, Vaishali
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,
Vaishali (ancient city)
…mountains in the north. Shortly before or during the lifetime of the Buddha, around the 7th or 6th century BCE, the Mahā-Videha kingdom was invaded by the Licchavikas, an Indo-Aryan tribe who temporarily occupied the Vaideha capital of Mithilā, from where they could best administer the territory of Videha. The…
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.