include the remaining fourteen of the Mahajanapadas, namely Kasi , Kosala , Anga , Magadha , Vajji , Malla , Chedi , Vamsa (or Vatsa), Kuru , Panchala , Machcha (or Mattsya), Surasena , Avanti and Assaka in the Majjhimadesa division. Numerous Puranic literature terms refer to the Bahlikas, Pahlavas, Sakas,