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'''Vidarbha''' ([[Sanskrit]]: {{Transliteration|sa|Vidarbha}}) was an ancient [[Indo-Aryan peoples|Indo-Aryan]] [[tribe]] of south-central [[South Asia]] whose existence is attested during the [[Iron Age in India|Iron Age]]. The population of Vidarbha were known as the '''Vaidarbhas'''.{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|1953|p=86-87}}<br />
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==Location==<br />
The territory of Vidarbha corresponded to the early modern region of [[Vidarbha|Berar]], as well as a large part of the [[Central Provinces]] lying between the [[Wardha River|Varadā]] and [[Wainganga River|Wainganga]] rivers. To the north, Vidarbha reached the [[Purna River (tributary of Tapti)|Payoṣṇī]], a tributary of the [[Tapti River|Tāptī]].{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|1953|p=89-87}}<br />
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The capital of Vidarbha was Kuṇḍina, which corresponds to the modern-day [[Kaundinyapur]] in the [[Chandur, Maharashtra|Chandur]] [[tehsil]] of the [[Amravati district]] in [[Maharashtra]].{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|1953|p=89-87}}<br />
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==History==<br />
The Vaidarbhas and their ruling clan, the [[Bhoja dynasty|Bhojas]], were descended from the Ṛgvedic [[List of ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes#Vedic Tribes|Yadu]] tribe.{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|1953|p=89-87}}{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|1953|p=90-91}}<br />
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The kingdom of Vidarbha was already existing as a famous state during the time of the [[Videha|Vaideha]] king [[Nimi (Vedic king)|Nimi]]. The king of Vidarbha at this time was named Bhīma, who was a contemporary of king [[Nagnajit]] of [[Gandhara|Gāndhāra]] and of Karaṇḍu of [[Kalinga (historical region)|Kaliṅga]].{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|1953|p=89-87}}<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 />
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