Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c9.s9.4

c9.s9.4

In the *Mahāvagga*¹ and the *Kosambī Jātaka*² it is stated that Brahmadatta, king of Kāśi, robbed Dīghati, king of Kosala, of his realm, and put him to death. In the *Kunāla Jātaka*³ we are told that Brahmadatta, king of Kāśi, owing to his having an army, seized on the country of Kosala, slew its king, and carried off his chief queen to Benares, and there made her his consort. The *Brahāchatta*⁴ and *Sona-Nanda Jātakas*⁵ also refer to the victories of Kāśi monarchs over Kosala.