Malla Republic | |||||||
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c. 7th century BCE–c. 4th century BCE | |||||||
![]() Malla among the Gaṇasaṅghas | |||||||
![]() Malla, Vajji (the dependencies of Licchavi within the Vajjika League), and other Mahajanapadas in the Post Vedic period | |||||||
Capital | Kusinārā Pāvā | ||||||
Common languages | Prakrit | ||||||
Religion | Historical Vedic religion Buddhism Jainism | ||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||
Gaṇa Mukhya | |||||||
Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||
• Established | c. 7th century BCE | ||||||
• Disestablished | c. 4th century BCE | ||||||
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Today part of | India |
Malla (Prakrit: 𑀫𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀈 Mallaī; Pali: Malla; Sanskrit: मल्ल Malla) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern Indian subcontinent whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The population of Malla, the Mallakas, were divided into two branches, each organised into a gaṇasaṅgha (an aristocratic oligarchic republic), presently referred to as the Malla Republics, which were part of the larger Vajjika League.[1]