Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c12.s3.91

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However, after its break-up by Ajātasattu the Vajjian Confederacy virtually disappeared as a political force.¹ The republics like that of the Mallas were probably left to govern their own affairs, but they had little political importance after this long, drawn-out war.²