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	\|conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Surasena		\| conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Surasena
	\|common_name = Surasena		\| common_name = Surasena
	\|era = [[Bronze Age]], [[Iron Age]]		\| era = [[Bronze Age]], [[Iron Age]]
	\|government_type = [[Monarchy]]		\| government_type = [[Monarchy]]
	\|year_start = c. 700 BCE		\| year_start = c. 700 BCE
	\|year_end = c. 300 BCE		\| year_end = c. 300 BCE
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	\|image_map_caption = Surasena and other Mahajanapadas in the ~~Post~~ Vedic period.		\| image_map_caption = Surasena and other Mahajanapadas in the post-Vedic period.
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	\|capital = [[Mathura]]		\| capital = [[Mathura]]
	\|common_languages = [[Sanskrit]], [[Prakrit]]		\| common_languages = [[Sanskrit]], [[Prakrit]]
	\|religion = [[~~Hinduism~~]]<br>[[~~Buddhism~~]]<br>[[~~Jainism~~]]		\| religion = [[Historical Vedic religion]]<br>[[Jainism]]<br>[[Buddhism]]
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	\|title_leader= [[Maharaja]]		\| title_leader = [[Maharaja]]
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	'''~~Kingdom of~~ Surasena''' (~~or '''Sourasena''') ({{Lang-sa\|शूरसेन}},~~ {{~~IAST~~\|Śūrasena}}) was an ~~ancient~~ [[India]]n region corresponding to the present-day [[Braj]] region in [[Uttar Pradesh]], with [[Mathura]] as its capital city. According to the Buddhist text ''[[Anguttara Nikaya]]'', Surasena was one of the ~~''solasa'' (~~sixteen) [[Mahajanapadas]] (~~powerful~~ realms) in the 6th century BCE.<ref>{{harvnb\|Raychaudhuri\|1972\|p=85}}</ref> Also, it is mentioned in the Hindu epic poem~~, the~~ [[Ramayana]]. The ancient Greek writers (e.g., [[Megasthenes]]) refer to the Sourasenoi and its cities, Methora~~<ref name="Raychaudhuri 1972 71">{{harvnb\|Raychaudhuri\|1972\|p=71}}</ref>~~ and Cleisobra.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Majumdar\|first=Ramesh Chandra\|title=Ancient India\|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited\|year=1995\|isbn=978-81-208-0436-4\|location=Delhi\|pages=173}}</ref> ~~Sourasenoi is one of the Indian [[tribe]]s and it's a Greek word by [[megasthenes]] named as Shoorsaini in modern Era.~~<ref>		The kingdom of '''Surasena''' ({{IAST3\|Śūrasena}}) was an [[ancient India]]n region corresponding to the present-day [[Braj]] region in [[Uttar Pradesh]], with [[Mathura]] as its capital city. According to the Buddhist text ''[[Anguttara Nikaya]]'', Surasena was one of the sixteen [[Mahajanapadas]] (lit. 'great realms') in the 6th century BCE.<ref>{{harvnb\|Raychaudhuri\|1972\|p=85}}</ref> Also, it is mentioned in the Hindu epic poem [[Ramayana]]. The [[ancient Greek]] writers (e.g., [[Megasthenes]]) refer to the Sourasenoi and its cities, Methora and Cleisobra/Kleisobora .<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Majumdar\|first=Ramesh Chandra\|title=Ancient India\|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited\|year=1995\|isbn=978-81-208-0436-4\|location=Delhi\|pages=173}}</ref><ref name="Raychaudhuri 1972 71">{{harvnb\|Raychaudhuri\|1972\|p=71}}</ref>
	~~ANNALS AND ANTIQUITIES OF RAJASTHAN, James Tod, Vol. 1, pp 36, Oxford University Press, 1920~~</ref>

	==~~Etymology~~==		==Location==
	~~There are several traditions regarding~~ the ~~etymology of~~ its ~~name. According to one tradition, it~~ was ~~derived from a famed~~ [[~~Yadu~~\|~~Yadava~~]] ~~king, Surasena, while others see it as an extension of Surasen~~.<ref ~~name="New Indian Antiquary"~~>{{cite book \| url=~~https://books.google.com/books?id~~=~~4gO2AAAAIAAJ&q~~=~~Surasena+abhira+ahir&dq~~=~~Surasena+abhira+ahir&hl~~=~~en&sa~~=~~X&ei~~=~~orARVYzuD9O6uATqjYLoAQ&ved~~=~~0CDgQ6AEwBjgK~~ \| title=~~New Indian Antiquary, Volumes 5~~-6 \| ~~publisher~~=~~Karnatak Publishing House~~.~~, Original from the University of California~~ \| ~~author~~=~~New Indian Antiquary~~ \| ~~year~~=~~1943 \| pages=127~~}}</ref> It was the ~~sacred land of Lord~~ [[~~Krishna~~]] ~~in which he~~ was ~~born~~, ~~raised, and ruled~~.<ref ~~name="Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland"~~>{{~~cite~~ book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=~~uPH8slH5A6EC&q=Surasena+abhira+ahir&dq=Surasena+abhira+ahir&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Vq4RVc6DMI2LuwSbxYGAAg&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAQ~~ \| title=~~Journal~~ of ~~the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland~~ \| ~~publisher~~=~~Cambridge University Press for the Royal Asiatic Society, Original from the University of Michigan~~ \| ~~author~~=~~Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland~~ \| ~~year~~=~~1899 \| pages=322~~}}</ref>		The Śūrasena state was located on the [[Yamuna\|Yamunā]] river, and its capital was the city of [[Mathura\|Mathurā]].<ref>{{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 \|pages=138–143 \|url= \|location= \|publisher=[[University of Calcutta]] \|isbn=}}</ref>
			==Origin==
			It is speculated that the Surasena kingdom was established by [[Shurasena\|Šúraséna]] on the banks of [[Sarasvati River\|Saraswati]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Saraswati - AncientVoice \|url=https://ancientvoice.wikidot.com/saraswati \|access-date=2024-04-12 \|website=ancientvoice.wikidot.com}}</ref> The Surasenas claimed their descent from the [[List of ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes\|Yadus]] mentioned in the [[Rigveda]]. Surasena was one of the sixteen [[Mahajanapadas]]. The Sura-sena Janapada was occupied by [[Vrishni\|Vrishnis]] and Andhakas, branches of the [[Yadu dynasty\|Yadu tribe]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Jain \|first=Ram Chandra \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TH4BAAAAMAAJ \|title=Ethnology of Ancient Bhārata \|date=1970 \|publisher=Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office \|language=en}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	The Mahabharata and the [[Puranas]] refer to the rulers of the Mathura region as the Yadus or [[Yadava]]s, divided into a number of septs, which include the [[Vrishni]]s.<ref name="Raychaudhuri 1972 128">{{harvnb\|Raychaudhuri\|1972\|p=128}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb\|Singh\|2008\|p=264}}</ref> The Buddhist texts refer to Avantiputta, the king of the Surasenas in the time of [[Katyayana (Buddhist)\|Maha Kachchana]], one of the chief disciples of [[Gautama Buddha]], who spread Buddhism in the Mathura region.<ref name="Raychaudhuri 1972 128"/>		The [[Mahabharata]] and the [[Puranas]] refer to the rulers of the Mathura region as the Yadus or [[Yadava]]s, divided into a number of septs, which include the [[Vrishni]]s.<ref name="Raychaudhuri 1972 128">{{harvnb\|Raychaudhuri\|1972\|p=128}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb\|Singh\|2008\|p=264}}</ref> The Buddhist texts refer to Avantiputta, the king of the Surasenas in the time of [[Katyayana (Buddhist)\|Maha Kachchana]], one of the chief disciples of [[Gautama Buddha]], who spread Buddhism in the Mathura region.<ref name="Raychaudhuri 1972 128"/>

	Its capital, [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh\|Mathura]], was situated on the bank of the river [[Yamuna]], presently a sacred place for the [[Hinduism\|Hindus]]. The ancient Greek writers mention another city, named Cleisobora, in this region.<ref name="Raychaudhuri 1972 71"/>		Its capital, [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh\|Mathura]], was situated on the bank of the river [[Yamuna]], presently a sacred place for the [[Hinduism\|Hindus]]. The ancient Greek writers mention another city, named Cleisobora, in this region.<ref name="Raychaudhuri 1972 71"/>

	Archaeological excavations at Mathura show the gradual growth of a village into an important city. The earliest period belonged to the [[Painted Grey Ware culture]] (~~1100-500~~ BCE), followed by the [[Northern Black Polished Ware]] culture (~~700-200~~ BCE). Mathura derived its importance as a center of trade due to its location where the [[Grand Trunk Road\|northern trade route]] of the [[Gangetic Plain]] met with the routes to [[Malwa]] (central India) and the [[Western India\|west coast]].<ref name="Singh2008">{{cite book\|author=Upinder Singh\|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC&pg=PA281\|year=2008\|publisher=Pearson Education India\|isbn=978-81-317-1120-0\|pages=281, 336}}</ref>		Archaeological excavations at Mathura show the gradual growth of a village into an important city. The earliest period belonged to the [[Painted Grey Ware culture]] (1100–500 BCE), followed by the [[Northern Black Polished Ware]] culture (700–200 BCE). Mathura derived its importance as a center of trade due to its location where the [[Grand Trunk Road\|northern trade route]] of the [[Gangetic Plain]] met with the routes to [[Malwa]] (central India) and the [[Western India\|west coast]].<ref name="Singh2008">{{cite book\|author=Upinder Singh\|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC&pg=PA281\|year=2008\|publisher=Pearson Education India\|isbn=978-81-317-1120-0\|pages=281, 336}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

	<gallery>		<gallery>
	~~North India in 540 BCE.png\|thumb\|Map depicting 16 [[mahajanapada]]s kingdoms and other kingdoms of [[vedic era]] India in 540 BCE.~~		Saurasena coin.jpg\|Saurasena coin, 400–300 BCE.
	Saurasena coin.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Saurasena coin, ~~400-300~~ BCE.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	~~==See also==~~
	* [[Yadav]]

	==References==		==References==
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	\| title = A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century		\| title = A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century
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{{about|the historical region|the depiction in Indian epic literature|Shurasena}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox country
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|conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Surasena
|common_name = Surasena
|era = [[Bronze Age]], [[Iron Age]]
|government_type = [[Monarchy]]
|year_start = c. 700 BCE
|year_end = c. 300 BCE
|s1 =
|image_map = Mahajanapadas_(c._500_BCE).png
| image_map_alt =
|image_map_caption = Surasena and other Mahajanapadas in the Post Vedic period.
|leader1 =
|capital = [[Mathura]]
|common_languages = [[Sanskrit]], [[Prakrit]]
|religion = [[Hinduism]]<br>[[Buddhism]]<br>[[Jainism]]
|currency =
|title_leader= [[Maharaja]]
|today = [[India]]
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{{HistoryOfSouthAsia}}

'''Kingdom of Surasena''' (or '''Sourasena''') ({{Lang-sa|शूरसेन}}, {{IAST|Śūrasena}}) was an ancient [[India]]n region corresponding to the present-day [[Braj]] region in [[Uttar Pradesh]], with [[Mathura]] as its capital city. According to the Buddhist text ''[[Anguttara Nikaya]]'', Surasena was one of the ''solasa'' (sixteen) [[Mahajanapadas]] (powerful realms) in the 6th century BCE.<ref>{{harvnb|Raychaudhuri|1972|p=85}}</ref> Also, it is mentioned in the Hindu epic poem, the [[Ramayana]]. The ancient Greek writers (e.g., [[Megasthenes]]) refer to the Sourasenoi and its cities, Methora<ref name="Raychaudhuri 1972 71">{{harvnb|Raychaudhuri|1972|p=71}}</ref> and Cleisobra.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Majumdar|first=Ramesh Chandra|title=Ancient India|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited|year=1995|isbn=978-81-208-0436-4|location=Delhi|pages=173}}</ref> Sourasenoi is one of the Indian [[tribe]]s and it's a Greek word by [[megasthenes]] named as Shoorsaini in modern Era.<ref>
ANNALS AND ANTIQUITIES OF RAJASTHAN, James Tod, Vol. 1, pp 36, Oxford University Press, 1920</ref>

==Etymology==
There are several traditions regarding the etymology of its name. According to one tradition, it was derived from a famed [[Yadu|Yadava]] king, Surasena, while others see it as an extension of Surasen.<ref name="New Indian Antiquary">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4gO2AAAAIAAJ&q=Surasena+abhira+ahir&dq=Surasena+abhira+ahir&hl=en&sa=X&ei=orARVYzuD9O6uATqjYLoAQ&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBjgK | title=New Indian Antiquary, Volumes 5-6 | publisher=Karnatak Publishing House., Original from the University of California | author=New Indian Antiquary | year=1943 | pages=127}}</ref> It was the sacred land of Lord [[Krishna]] in which he was born, raised, and ruled.<ref name="Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uPH8slH5A6EC&q=Surasena+abhira+ahir&dq=Surasena+abhira+ahir&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Vq4RVc6DMI2LuwSbxYGAAg&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAQ | title=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland | publisher=Cambridge University Press for the Royal Asiatic Society, Original from the University of Michigan | author=Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland | year=1899 | pages=322}}</ref>

==History==
The Mahabharata and the [[Puranas]] refer to the rulers of the Mathura region as the Yadus or [[Yadava]]s, divided into a number of septs, which include the [[Vrishni]]s.<ref name="Raychaudhuri 1972 128">{{harvnb|Raychaudhuri|1972|p=128}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Singh|2008|p=264}}</ref> The Buddhist texts refer to Avantiputta, the king of the Surasenas in the time of [[Katyayana (Buddhist)|Maha Kachchana]], one of the chief disciples of [[Gautama Buddha]], who spread Buddhism in the Mathura region.<ref name="Raychaudhuri 1972 128"/>

Its capital, [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh|Mathura]], was situated on the bank of the river [[Yamuna]], presently a sacred place for the [[Hinduism|Hindus]]. The ancient Greek writers mention another city, named Cleisobora, in this region.<ref name="Raychaudhuri 1972 71"/>

Archaeological excavations at Mathura show the gradual growth of a village into an important city. The earliest period belonged to the [[Painted Grey Ware culture]] (1100-500 BCE), followed by the [[Northern Black Polished Ware]] culture (700-200 BCE). Mathura derived its importance as a center of trade due to its location where the [[Grand Trunk Road|northern trade route]] of the [[Gangetic Plain]] met with the routes to [[Malwa]] (central India) and the [[Western India|west coast]].<ref name="Singh2008">{{cite book|author=Upinder Singh|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC&pg=PA281|year=2008|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=978-81-317-1120-0|pages=281, 336}}</ref>

==Gallery==

<gallery>
North India in 540 BCE.png|thumb|Map depicting 16 [[mahajanapada]]s kingdoms and other kingdoms of [[vedic era]] India in 540 BCE.
Saurasena coin.jpg|thumb|Saurasena coin, 400-300 BCE.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Yadav]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==Sources==
#{{Citation
| surname1 = Raychaudhuri
| given1 = H.C.
| year = 1972
| title = Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty
| publisher = Calcutta: University of Calcutta
}}.
#{{Citation
| surname1 = Singh
| given1 = Upinder
| year = 2008
| ISBN = 978-81-317-1677-9
| title = A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century
| publisher = Delhi: Pearson Education
}}.

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