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Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c9.s7.217

Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c9.s7.217

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c9.s7.217

The **Lichchhavi** capital was definitely at Vaiśālī which is represented by modern Besarh (to the east of the Gaṇḍak) in the Muzaffarpur district of Bihār. It is probably identical with the charming city called Viśālā in the epic.¹