Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c10.s3.61

c10.s3.61

In the treatment of scholars, the Videhans have been overshadowed by the Licchavis.⁹ The one major exception is B.C. Law. In his first book he gives a summary account of the Videhas, mainly dealing with the monarchical period.¹⁰ In his next book, Law records only one important fact about the Videhas, that they were a member of the Vajjian Confederacy.¹ In his final book the legends about the Videhas are reviewed rather uncritically.² On the whole, Law’s account gives much valuable information about the earlier period of Videhan history, but his account contains little about political institutions, for which evidence is virtually lacking. Moreover, it seems that Law was not very interested in the republican period of this important people.