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'''Ālavī''' ([[Pali|Pāli]]: {{Transliteration|pi|Ālavī}}) or '''Āṭavī''' ([[Sanskrit]]: {{Transliteration|pi|Āṭavī}}) was an ancient kingdom of northern-central India whose existence is attested during the [[Iron Age in India|Indian Iron Age]].<br />
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The name of the state was derived from that of its capital, named Ālabhiyā, or Ālavī (in [[Pali|Pāli]]) or Āṭavī (in [[Sanskrit]]), which lied on the road between [[Kosala]]'s capital of [[Shravasti|Sāvatthī]] and [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]]'s capital of [[Rajgir|Rājagaha]], and was located thirty [[yojana|{{Transliteration|sa|yojana}}]] from Sāvatthī and twelve {{Transliteration|sa|yojana}} from [[Vārāṇasī|Varanasi]].{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|1953|p=197-199}}{{sfn|Sikdar|1964|p=537-538}}<br />
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==Location==<br />
Ālavī was a small state located near the [[Ganges|Gaṅgā]] river. [[Alexander Cunningham]] and [[Vincent Arthur Smith]] identified Ālavī with the [[Ghazipur district|Ġāzīpur]] region.{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|1953|p=197-199}}<br />
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==History==<br />
The inhabitants of Ālavī, called the '''Ālavakas''', were of non-[[Indo-Aryan peoples|Indo-Aryan]] origin.{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|1953|p=197-199}}<br />
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The 24th [[Jainism|Jain]] [[Tirthankara|Tīrthaṅkara]], [[Mahavira|Mahāvīra]], visited Ālavī city, where he converted the {{Transliteration|sa|Parivrājaka}} Pudgala to [[Śramaṇa|{{Transliteration|sa|Śramaṇa Dharma}}]] in the [[Śaṅkhavana]] [[chaitya|{{Transliteration|sa|caitya}}]]. During Mahāvīra's time, Ālavī was inhabited by [[Ṛṣibhadraputra]] and the {{Transliteration|sa|Śramaṇopāsaka}}s.{{sfn|Sikdar|1964|p=537-538}}<br />
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The [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]] often visited Ālavī, especially the [[Aggalāva]] [[chaitya|{{Transliteration|pi|cetiya}}]] which was located in its capital city.{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|1953|p=197-199}}<br />
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The king of Ālabhiyā in the Buddha's time held the title of {{Transliteration|pi|Jiyasattū}}, meaning "conqueror of enemies."{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|1953|p=197-199}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Hatthaka of Alavi]], disciple of The Buddha<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
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*{{cite book |last=Raychaudhuri |first=Hemchandra |author-link=Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri |date=1953 |title=Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of Gupta Dynasty |url= |location= |publisher=[[University of Calcutta]] |isbn=}}<br />
*{{cite book |last=Sikdar |first=Jogendra Chandra |author-link= |date=1964 |title=Studies in the Bhagawatīsūtra |url= |location=[[Muzaffarpur]], [[Bihar]], [[India]] |publisher=Research Institute of Prakrit, Jainology & Ahimsa |pages=388–464 |isbn= }}<br />
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