Oct 16, 2019, 11:47 AM IST
Panchala was an ancient kingdom of northern India, located in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab of the upper Gangetic plain. During Late Vedic times, it was one of the most powerful states of the Indian subcontinent, closely allied with the Kuru Kingdom. But by the 5th century BC, it had become an oligarchic confederacy, considered as one of the solasa mahajanapadas