[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) › c19.116 # Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c19.116 Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c19.116 - **Language:** English ### [c19.116](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.116) Vesālī, 83, 85, 99, 101, 103, 120, 148, 163, 165, 167, 170, 174, 175, 178, 180, 193, 229, 238; betrayal of, 127; birthplace of Mahāvīra, 161; castes in, 162; consecration tank in, 122; hall at, 199; metropolis of confederacy, 92; political asylum at, 155-56; population and territory of, 99; senate in, 105; suburbs of, 98, 149 - [Previous: c19.115](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.115) - [Next: c19.117](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.117) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.116](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c19.116) · Pramāṇa