Title: Bihar - Wikipedia
Headings: Bihar
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Content: Mithila, India; and List of rulers of Mithila
Copy of the seal excavated from Kundpur, Vaishali. The Brahmi letters on the seal state: " Kundpur was in Vaishali. Prince Vardhaman ( Mahavira) used this seal after the Judgement ." Magadha, Anga and Vajjian Confederacy of Mithila, c. 600 BCE. Ancient period
Chirand, on the northern bank of the Ganga River, in Saran district, has an archaeological record from the Neolithic age (c. 2500–1345 BC). Regions of Bihar – such as Magadha, Mithila and Anga – are mentioned in religious texts and epics of ancient India . Mithila gained prominence after the establishment of the Videha Kingdom. During the late Vedic period (c. 1100–500 BCE), Videha became one of the major political and cultural centers of South Asia, along with Kuru and Pañcāla.