Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c10.s7.16

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During the early years of Ajātasattu's reign, the Vajjians and the Magadhans seem to have been perpetually at war.³ The Vajjians included the Videhas.⁴ That their fate was the same as that of the Licchavis is obvious from the fact that all recollection of the confederation seems to have disappeared by the time of Kauṭilya.⁵ The Videhans were included in the Magadhan empire before the Mauryan period. They are not mentioned separately by Kauṭilya ⁶ and Pāṇini,⁷ but are included in the Vṛjis. They are frequently referred to in the *Jātakas* and we also find them mentioned in the Pāli commentaries.