The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s4.9
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c19.s4.9
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The king of Magadha in the Buddha's time, was Bimbisāra. Of his principal queens one was the Kosala Devī, daughter of Mahā-Kosala, and sister therefore of Pasenadi²; another was Chellanā, daughter of a chieftain of the Licchavis³; and a third was Khemā, daughter of the king of Madda in the Punjab⁴. If the traditions of these relationships be correct they are eloquent witnesses to the high estimate held in other countries of the then political importance of Magadha.