The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s9.75

c5.s9.75

Kasi—Benares. Kâśî was properly the name of the country, of which Benares was the capital (Fa Hian; also Apannaka Jâtaka in the Jâtakas (Fausboll’s ed.), p. 98; Mbh., Bhishma, ch. 9; Râmâyaṇa, Uttara, ch. 48). At the time of Buddha, the kingdom of Kâśî was incorporated with the kingdom of Kośala (Lohichcha Sutta in the Dialogues of the Buddha, pp. 291, 292). See Barâṇasî.