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| {{Short description|Ancient Indian tribe}}
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| {{Distinguish|Niṣāda|Nishada (moth)|Nishadha}}
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| '''Nishada''' (''{{IAST|niṣāda}}'') is a tribe mentioned in ancient Indian literature (such as the epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''). The ancient texts mention several kingdoms ruled by this tribe.<ref name="IVK">{{cite book|last1=Gopal|first1=Ram|title=India of Vedic Kalpasūtras|date=1983|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|isbn=9780895816351|page=116|edition=2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PjcpAAAAYAAJ&q=Nishada+Kingdom|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> In the Mahabharata, the Nishadas are described as hunters, fishermen, mountaineers or raiders that have the hills and the forests as their abode.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2014-08-03 |title=Nishada, Niṣāda, Nisāda, Nisada, Nisha-ada: 24 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/nishada |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> Their origin is associated with a king called [[Vena (Hindu King)|Vena]] who became a slave to wrath and malice, and became unrighteous. Sages killed him for his malice and wrongdoings.<ref name="VV1">{{cite book|last1=Anand|last2=Sekhar|first2=Rukmini|title=Vyasa and Vighneshwara|date=2000|publisher=Katha|isbn=9788187649076|page=31|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AV1hRu-gj1QC&q=Nishada+Kingdom+eklavya&pg=PA31|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> [[Ekalavya]] is stated to be an archer of a Nishada tribe in the text.
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| <ref name="man12">{{cite book |last1=Manish Kumar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eHBwBgAAQBAJ&q=krishna+killed+eklavya&pg=PT1 |title=Eklavya |date=January 0101 |publisher=Prabhat Prakashan |isbn=9789351861447}}</ref>
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| In the epic [[Ramayana]], a king named [[Guha (Ramayana)|Guha]] of the Nishada clan assists [[Rama]] during his period of exile.
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