Original: Vaishali or Vesali (Pali) was the capital city of the Licchavi, one of world's first democratic republics, in the Vajjian Confederacy (Vrijji) mahajanapada, around the 6th century BC.
Simplified: Vaishali or Vesali (Pali) was a city located in what is currently in Vaishali District, Bihar, India.