Tribes in Ancient India c45.8
Tribes in Ancient India c45.8
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c45.8
The Aṅguttara Nikāya,⁵ like the Purāṇas,⁶ tells us that Assaka was one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas of Jambudīpa (India). It had an abundance of food and gems, and was wealthy and prosperous. From the *Mahāgovinda Suttanta*, we learn that Potana was the (capital) city of the Assakas.¹