Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c8.7
Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. c8.7
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The term Tīrabhukti seems, in fact, to be an administrative one and may not be older than the time of the Guptas, who certainly used the word *bhukti* in the sense of a province. Hsüan Tsang's reference to the northern people calling these people "Samvajjis"