Vatsa (also known as Vamsa, Batsa, or Bansa) was one of the solasa (sixteen) Mahajanapadas (great kingdoms) of Uttarapatha of ancient India mentioned in the Anguttara Nikaya. Vatsa's geographical location was near the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. Its capital was [[Kosambi|]] (present day Kosam, 35 miles southwest of Allahabad). The early period The Puranas state that the Vatsa kingdom was named after a king, Vatsa. The Ramayana and the Mahabharata attribute the credit of founding… (More on Vatsa)