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Kosala

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kosala , ancient Indian kingdom, corresponding roughly in area with the region of Oudh . Its capital was Ayodhya . It was a powerful state in the 6th cent. BC but was weakened by a series of wars with the neighboring kingdom of Magadha and finally (4th cent. BC) absorbed by it. Kosala was the setting of much Sanskrit epic literature including the Ramayana . Buddha and Mahavira, founder of Jainism , taught in the kingdom. Author not available, KOSALA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Kosala
...Buddha was born there. The kingdom of Magadha conquered Kosala by 459 , and it became known as Northern Kosala to distinguish it from a larger kingdom to the south known variously as Kosala, Southern Kosala, or Great Kosala. Kosala Kosala Kosala Read more
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orig. Siddhartha Gautama (flourished 6th–4th century , b. Lumbini, near Kapilavastu, Shakya republic, Kosala kingdom [now in Nepal]—died Kusinara, Malla republic, Magadha kingdom [now Kasia, India]) Spiritual leader and founder of... Read more

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