ഇന്നത്തെ പഠനം
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അവതരണം
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Augustine Stephen D'souza
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വിഷയം
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ANCIENT INDIAN COINS
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ലക്കം
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16 MAHAJANAPADAS
8. Vatsa Mahajanapada
8. Vatsa Mahajanapada
Vatsa, Vacha or Vams Mahajanapada was situated in the Gangetic plain with Kausambi as it's capital, now known as Kosam, a small town in Uttar Pradesh.
The Puranas stated that the Vatsa kingdom was named after a Kasi king Vatsa. And it state that after the washing away of Hastinapura by the Ganges, the Bharatha king Nicaksu, the great - great grandson of Janamejaya abandoned the city and settled in Kausambi.
Coins of Vatsa Mahajanapada bear 4 punches, have a distinct wheel and scorpion symbol and weighs 3.3 g as per the Karshapana Standard. They are dated from 500 - 350 BC.
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