[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922) › v1.c19.s4.9 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.s4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s4.9) 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. - [Previous: v1.c19.s4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s4.8) - [Next: v1.c19.s4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s4.10) - [Up: v1.c19.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.rapson-1922.v1.c19.s4.9) · Pramāṇa