[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) › c8.7 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c8.7) 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" - [Previous: c8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c8.6) - [Next: c8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c8.8) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1968.c8.7) · Pramāṇa