Asmaka
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This article is about the historical region of Asmaka. For the kingdom in Indian Epic Literature, see Asmaka Kingdom.
Ashmaka [lower-alpha 1] or Assaka was a Mahajanapada in ancient India which existed between 700 BCE and 425 or 345 BCE according to the Buddhist texts Anguttara Nikaya and Puranas. It was located around and between the Godavari river[1] in present-day Telangana and Maharashtra. Its capital is variously called Potali or Podana, and is identified as present-day Bodhan in Telangana.[2]