SanthāgāraSanthagara is a Pali word derived from combination of Santha or Sanstha in Sanskrit (group) and Agara (house or assembly point) and was used for the general assembly hall of a particular kshatriya clan of ancient northern India where the old and younger of the same clan meets to decide on the general and state affairs. Santhagara was associated with republican states and its history traces back to 600 B.C. The republican states were known as or .
VidehaLe royaume de Videha de l'Inde ancienne était situé au Népal à l'est de la rivière Gandaki et à l'ouest de la rivière Koshi, au nord du Gange et au sud de l'Himalaya. Sa capitale est Mithila. Contemporainement, la région est divisée entre l'état du nord de l'Inde du Bihar et le Népal. Pendant la période védique tardive (vers -850 à -500), Videha devient un centre culturel et politique dominant de l'Asie du Sud.
Clan LicchaviLes Licchavi étaient un clan important dominant la confédération de Vrjji (ou Vrijji, Vajji, Briji) dans l'actuel Bihar, capitale Vaisali, à l’époque du Bouddha et de Mahavira (Ve-IVe siècle av. J.-C.). Ils sont cités dans le canon pali, en particulier dans le Licchavi Sutta, le Ratana Sutta et le Petavatthu, ainsi que dans le Vimalakīrti nirdeśa sūtra du canon mahāyāna. Ils obtinrent une partie des reliques du Bouddha et la moitié de celles d'Ananda et de Mahaprajapati Gautami.
Malla (tribe)Malla (Prakrit: 𑀫𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀈 ; Malla; मल्ल ) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The population of Malla, the Mallakas, were divided into two branches, each organised into a (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to as the Malla Republics, which were part of the larger Vajjika League. The Mallakas lived in the region now covered by the Gorakhpur district in India, although their precise borders are yet to be determined.
