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# Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.1238

Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.1238

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### [v2.c8.s2.1238](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s2.1238)

Moli (Mauli or Mallaki) One of the sixteen janapadas (countries) in the time of Mahāvīra.¹ It is mentioned along with Vajja(2), Kāsī and Kosala(1), hence it might be a reference to the republic of Mallas or Mallakis who had Kusīnārā and Pāvā as their capitals in the modern Gorakhpur district.²

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