Kosambi (Pali) or Kausambi (Sanskrit), now entirely ruined, was one of the greatest cities in India in the Buddha's time (500 BC). It was the capital of the Vatsas (also: Vamsas), one of the Mahajanapadas (Great Kingdoms) of ancient India. Kausambi was a very prosperous city, where a large number of millionaire merchants resided. It was an important entreport of goods and...