Rise & Fall of Kośala

India in 6th century BCE was brimming with activity, be it religious, political or cultural. The political map of this ancient civilization at the time was dotted with territorial units called the janapada-s. Buddhist sources like Aṅguttara Nikāya inform us about the sixteen major janapada-s of Jambudipa (India) i.e. soḷasa mahājanapada known for some time …

Who were the Brahmadattas of Kāśi?

There are many ancient Indian dynasties, particularly of the time before the birth of Buddha which are astonishingly under studied and comparatively unknown in the history of Indian civilization. Various figures and dynasties of that time which are famous, are mostly due to the general popularity of the Itihāsas i.e. Rāmāyaṇa & Mahābhārata. Painting by …