Videha (Sanskrit: विदेह) was an ancient South Asian kingdom, located in what is now Mithila federal region in eastern Terai of Nepal and the northern Indian state of Bihar. During the late Vedic period (c.850-500 BCE), it became a dominant political and cultural centre of South Asia. Late Vedic literature such as the Shatapatha Brahmana and the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad both mention Janaka (c.