Kosala, sometimes referred to as Uttara Kosala was one of the Mahajanapadas of ancient India. It emerged as a small state during the Late Vedic period and became one of the earliest states to transiti
Kosala and its neighboring kingdoms.
Jetavana of Sravasti showing the three preferred residences of the Buddha. Sanchi.
Procession of Prasenajit of Kosala leaving Sravasti to meet the Buddha, carved relief from Sanchi.
The ruins of the city walls of Shravasti, the capital of the Kosala kingdom.
Kāśī was an ancient kingdom of India whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The inhabitants of the Kāśī were named the Kāsikas in Pāli and the Kāśeyas and Kāśikas in Sanskrit.
A silver vimshatika coin of Kāśī under the Kosala occupation, circa 525–465 BCE.