Asmaka

Asmaka was a state in Deccan (South Asia) that lasted from c. 700 to 345 BCE, about 355 years. The language of its people is unknown or undeciphered.

A Mahajanapada of the Godavari country in the Deccan, placed between 700 BCE and 425 or 345 BCE by Buddhist texts and the Puranas. Its capital, variously called Podana, Potali or Potana, is identified by most scholars with modern Bodhan in Telangana.

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Facts

Dates: c. 700 to 345 BCE
Duration: 355 years
Type: State
Region: Deccan, South Asia
Language of its rulers: Unknown or undeciphered
Capital: Potana (Bodhan)

Sources

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Events in South Asia during its time

400 BCE Death of the Buddha

Neighbours in South Asia

Anuradhapura Kingdom c. 377 BCE to 1017 CE
Kuru Kingdom c. 1200 to 345 BCE
Achaemenid eastern satrapies c. 535 to 330 BCE
Magadha (Haryanka dynasty) c. 544 to 413 BCE
Nanda Empire c. 345 to 322 BCE
Yaudheya confederacy c. 450 BCE to 350 CE
Panchala c. 1100 to 350 BCE
Kosala c. 700 to 475 BCE
Avanti c. 600 to 400 BCE
Shakya republic c. 650 to 480 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe
Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
Achaemenid Empire 550 to 330 BCE, Middle East
Athens 508 to 322 BCE, Europe

Questions

When did Asmaka exist?

c. 700 to 345 BCE, about 355 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Asmaka?

Deccan, in South Asia. Its capital was Potana (Bodhan).

What language did the rulers of Asmaka speak?

It is unknown. No readable writing records it, so any link to a known language family is a hypothesis.