Anga

Mahajanapada

Ana ( Skt. अंग ) - the name of the ancient Indian state and the tribe or people that inhabited it. The earliest mention of the Anges is in the Atharva Veda (V.22.14), where they are listed along with the Magadhas , Gandharas and Mujavaty . In Jain texts, angi and wangs are called Aryan tribes. According to the early Buddhist texts, in the VI century BC. e. Anga was one of sixteen mahajanapads . Anga is also mentioned in the Puranas . ^[one]

According to the Mahabharata , the kingdom of Anga was located on the territory of modern districts of Bhagalpur , Bank and Mongkhir in the state of Bihar and part of Bengal . Later, the state of Anga expanded its borders and occupied most of Bengal territory. The Champa River (modern Chandan ) was the natural boundary between the state of Magadha in the west and the kingdom of Anga in the east. In the north, the border ran along the Cauchy River.

According to the Mahabharata, Duryodhana appointed Karn the ruler of Anga. The Mahabharata (II.44.9) also refers to Ang and Wang as a single state. The capital of the Anges was Champa. According to the Mahabharata and Harivamsha , Champa was previously called Malini and was located on the right bank of the Ganges at its confluence with the Champa River. It was a large and prosperous city, which in the Buddhist text Digha-Nikaya is called one of the six main cities of India. In Jataka, the city ​​of Champa is called Kalachampa. According to the Mahajanaka Jataka, the city was located 16.4 km from Mithila (in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar ). Champa was famous for its wealth and was a famous shopping center. Maritime trade was developed: merchants sailed for commercial purposes up to Suvarnabhumi . The ancient region and the kingdom of Champa in central Vietnam apparently got its name from the Indian Champa.

It is said that the other major cities in the state of Anga were Assapura and Bhadrika.