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How many types of villages are mationed in Valmiki Ramayana and Mahabharata?
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Nishada (niṣāda) is a tribe mentioned in ancient Indian literature (such as the epic Mahabharata). The ancient texts mention several kingdoms ruled by this tribe.[1] In the Mahabharata, the Nishada are described as tribes that have the hills and the forests their abode. They are linked with a king called Vena who became a slave to wrath and malice, and became unrighteous. Brahmanas slew him.[2] Some of Vena's descendants became Nishadas and some others were called Mlechchhas, who resided on the Vindhya mountains (12,58).