Koliya Ganarajya
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Koliya Ganarajya (कोलिय गणराज्य) was a republic of Koliyans who ruled on the banks of the Rohni River near the border of Nepal and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Their representatives were called rajas and their chief was the maharaja or ganapati. The Koliyans owned two chief settlements of Santhagara, at Ramagama and at Devadaha of Nawalparasi. Gautam Buddha's mother Mayadevi was daughter of Suprabuddha the ganapati of Koliya Republic.
Variants
- Koliya Ganarajya (कोलिय गणराज्य) (AS, p.238)
- Koliya Republic (कोलिय गणराज्य)
- Badachatra बड़ाचत्रा, दे. Varahakshetra वराहक्षेत्र; कोलियगणराज्य, (AS, p.604)
Origin
History
The Koliyas were Kshatriya of the Adicca (Iksvaku) clan of the Solar Dynasty from the Indian subcontinent, during the time of Gautama Buddha.[1][2]
The family members of the two royal families, that is the Koliyas and Sakyas married only among themselves. Both clans were very proud of the purity of their royal blood and had practised this tradition of inter-marriage since ancient times. For example, Suddhodana's paternal aunt was married to the Koliyan ruler Añjana. Their daughters, Mahamaya and Mahapajapati Gotami, were married to Śuddhodana, the chief of the Sakyans. Similarly, Yashodhara, daughter of Suppabuddha, who was Añjana’s son, was married to the Sakyan prince, Gautama Buddha. Thus, the two royal families were related by marriage bonds between maternal and paternal cousins since ancient times. In spite of such close blood-ties, there would be occasional rifts between the two royal families, which sometimes turned into open hostility.
The Sakyan and Koliyan ruled on opposite banks of the Rohni River. Their representatives were called rajas and their chief was the maharaja or ganapati. However, they both were independent republics.
The Koliya owned two chief settlements of Santhagara, at Ramagama and at Devadaha of Nawalparasi.
Dr Naval Viyogi[3] writes....Most probably Nagas moved from Kashmir valley and settled in different valleys of Himachal Pradesh. Still today these Nagas can be Seen in numerous temples and heard in legends throughout the modern province of Himachal Pradesh.
Dr Naval Viyogi[4] writes....The Koliya Nagas said to be the descendants of Maram Nagas29, who came from west. It is apparent that Tangkhul and Koliya Nagas both came from west and settled here. The Koliya Nagas were living in Nepal (Ramagrama) during the life time of Buddha (567-487 BC) who were a branch of Sakyas tribe of Buddha (See Chapt VI, PP-164 & 67) later known as Kulinda (Madra).
कोलिय गणराज्य
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[5] ने लेख किया है ...कोलिय गणराज्य (AS, p.238) पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश तथा नेपाल की सीमा पर स्थित बुद्ध कालीन गणराज्य था। महात्मा गौतम बुद्ध की माता 'मायादेवी' इसी राज्य के गण प्रमुख 'सुप्रबुद्ध' की कन्या थीं। स्थानीय किंवदंती के अनुसार बस्ती ज़िला, उत्तर प्रदेश में 'टिनिच' रेलवे स्टेशन से दो मील पूर्व और कुआनो नदी के दक्षिणी किनारे पर रेल के पुल से आधा मील दूर 'बड़ा चक्रा' (वराह क्षेत्र) नामक एक ग्राम है, जो पुराणों में वर्णित व्याघ्रपुर के प्राचीन नगर के स्थान पर बसा हुआ है। इसे ही बौद्ध-साहित्य का 'कोलिय नगर' कहा जाता है, जहाँ सुप्रबुद्ध की राजधानी थी। बौद्ध साहित्य में मायादेवी का पितृगृह 'देवदह' नामक स्थान पर बताया गया है। 'कोल' शब्द का अर्थ 'वराह' भी है और इसी कारण से शायद इस स्थान का परंपरागत नाम 'वराह क्षेत्र' या अपभ्रंश रूप में 'बड़ा चक्रा' चला आ रहा है। कुछ लोगों का यह भी मत है कि पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश की एक जाति 'कोली' प्राचीन कोलियों से संबद्ध है।
External links
References
- ↑ Nan, Huaijin (1 January 1997). Basic Buddhism: Exploring Buddhism and Zen. Weiser Books. ISBN 9781578630202.
- ↑ Marques, Joan (12 March 2015). Business and Buddhism. Routledge. ISBN 9781317663430.
- ↑ Nagas, The Ancient Rulers of India, Their Origins and History, 2002, pp. 20
- ↑ Nagas, The Ancient Rulers of India, Their Origins and History, 2002, pp. 20
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.238