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The Shakya (or Sakya) were a clan of Hindu kshatriyas. The Shakyas lived near the foothill s of the Himalayas.


Perhaps the most famous Shakya was Siddartha Gautama, the Buddha. Chandragupta Maurya also claimed to be a descendent of Shakyas.


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