[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) › c19.56 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.56 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.56 - **Language:** English ### [c19.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.56) Kāsī was included among the sixteen Janapadas; Kāsī and Kosala were known for their eighteen confederate kings (gaṇarājā), who fought against Kūniya on the side of Ceḍaga. Kāsī was noted for its centre of trade. - [Previous: c19.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.55) - [Next: c19.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.57) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.56) · Pramāṇa