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Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.288

Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.288

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c19.288

During the Buddhist period, Ayojjhā on the Sarayū was the capital of Daksina Kosala, while that of Uttara Kosala was Sāvatthī on the Rapti. The capital cities of Kosala were Sāvatthī and Sāketa Ayodhyā is about four miles from Fyzabad and phonetically corresponds to modern Oudh.⁵⁴