[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) › c12.s3.81 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c12.s3.81 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c12.s3.81 - **Language:** English ### [c12.s3.81](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c12.s3.81) ⁵ The Malloi people, whom Alexander encountered in the Panjab, are generally identified with the Mālavas of later Indian sources, but in fact the name is closer to Malla. It is possible that those western Mallas were the original stock, from which the eastern Mallas broke off. - [Previous: c12.s3.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c12.s3.80) - [Next: c12.s3.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c12.s3.82) - [Up: c12.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c12.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c12.s3.81](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c12.s3.81) · Pramāṇa