Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c10.s3.81

c10.s3.81

It is reported in the Pāli commentary, *Paramattha-Jotikā*, that the Licchavis, who succeeded Janaka’s dynasty as the strongest political power in north Bihar, were the offspring of a queen of Kāsi.⁷ This passage indicates the great influence the Licchavis exercised on the Videhas during the republican period and, as we have seen earlier, points towards a later belief that the royal family of Kāsi had close relations with the Videhas and the Licchavis of Vesāli.⁸