Geography of Early Buddhism c7.10

c7.10

Of the sixteen Mahājanapadas⁵ that existed in India during the days of the Buddha, as many as fourteen may be said to have been included in the Majjhimadesa. They are: (1) Kāsī, (2) Kosala, (3) Anga, (4) Magadha, (5) Vajji, (6) Malla, (7) Cetiya (Cedi),