[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) › c19.939 # Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.939 Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.939 - **Language:** English ### [c19.939](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.939) Kāsī is included among the twenty five and a half Āryan countries with Vārāṇasī as its capital. Kāsī is also included among the sixteen Janapadas. The kingdom of Kāsī and Kosala were known for their eighteen confederate kings³⁴¹ It is identified with the Benares commissionary.³⁴³ - [Previous: c19.938](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.938) - [Next: c19.940](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.940) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.939](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jain-1947.c19.939) · Pramāṇa