[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947) › c19.51 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.51 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.51 - **Language:** English ### [c19.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.51) Vanga (eastern Bengal) is mentioned as one of the sixteen Janapadas Vanga was a centre of trade reached by the sea. - [Previous: c19.50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.50) - [Next: c19.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.52) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.51) · Pramāṇa