Janapada of Cedī: Map & History
Cedī was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of central India whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.
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Cedī was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of central India whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The members of the Cedī tribe were named the Caidyas, and were organised into a kingdom, itself also called Cedī.
Janapada of Cedī in Depth
History
The Cedī tribe was mentioned in the Ṛgveda, where their king Caidya is praised in a Dānastuti ("praise of gift") at the end of a hymn.
By the 6th to 5th centuries BCE, Cedī had become one of the more important states in Iron Age India, due to which the Buddhist text, the Aṅguttara Nikāya, listed it as one of the solasa Mahājanapadas ("sixteen great states").
Location
The territory of Cedī was located near the Yamunā river, and its neighbours were Matsya in the west across the Chambal river, Kāsī in the north-east on the Ganges, the Kāruṣas in east in the valley of the Son river, and the Daśārṇas on the banks of the Dhasan river. The area of Cedī thus corresponded to the eastern part of the modern-day Bundelkhaṇḍ along with nearby tracts.
The capital of Cedī was named Sotthivatī in Pāli and Śuktimatī in Sanskrit, and was located by a river of the same name. The location of the capital Suktimati has not been established with certainty. Historian Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri and F. E. Pargiter believed that it was in the vicinity of Banda, Uttar Pradesh.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Cedī (tribe) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Janapada of Cedī Map Over Time
Dated world maps on which Janapada of Cedī appears, with the other states of the time.
Janapada of Cedī Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 4,396 km² in 466 BCE.
Janapada of Cedī: Frequently Asked Questions
When did Janapada of Cedī exist?
Janapada of Cedī is dated to 600 BCE – 451 BCE, in the Bronze & Iron Age Civilizations era.
What was the capital of Janapada of Cedī?
The capital of Janapada of Cedī was Śuktimatī or Sotthivatī.
How large was Janapada of Cedī at its peak?
At its peak in 466 BC Janapada of Cedī covered about 4,396 km².
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