Tribes in Ancient India c33.74

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c33.74

The Aṅguttara Nikāya⁴ speaks of the land of the Vamsas as a country which abounded in seven kinds of gems and was consequently regarded as very rich and prosperous. Kauṭilya’s Arthaśāstra mentions Vatsa as one of the countries of which the cotton fabrics were of the very best quality.⁵

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Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit
Aṅguttaranikāya — Pāli