[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968) › c10.s3.81 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c10.s3.81 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c10.s3.81 - **Language:** English ### [c10.s3.81](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.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 - [Previous: c10.s3.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c10.s3.80) - [Next: c10.s3.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c10.s3.82) - [Up: c10.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c10.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c10.s3.81](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c10.s3.81) · Pramāṇa