Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c12.s3.48

c12.s3.48

Allusions to the seven fold conditions of prosperity of the Vajjians, expounded by the Buddha, are probably equally applicable to the Mallas, as they were a neighbouring people not much less influential in the League than the Licchavis. On the same analogy, it is likely that each branch of the Mallas had an assembly and a council, and that the latter, but not the former, met fairly frequently, carrying out the public administration of the republic.⁴ As we have more evidence for the Kusinārian branch, we only discuss them here; we assume that the Mallas of Pāvā had more or less similar institutions.