Council meetings in their own santhāgāras. The Councils Like the Licchavikas, the Mallakas' Assemblies met rarely while the Assemblies' inner councils, the Mallaka Councils, consisting of four members for the Mallakas of Kusinārā and of five members for the Mallakas of Pāvā, met more often and performed the public administration within each republic. These Councils were the sovereign bodies of the Mallaka republics. Customs The refers to the Mallakas as s, that is s who had not been initiated, because they did not practice orthodox Vedic traditions. See also Kingdoms of Ancient India Mallabhum Koliya References Sources Gorakhpur Janpad aur Uski Kshatriya Jatiyon Ka Itihaas By Dr. Rajbali Pandey, pp. 291–292 Kshatriya Rajvansh by Dr. Raghunath Chand Kaushik Bhagwan Buddh ke Samkalin Anuyayi tatha Buddha Kendra By Tripatkacharya, Mahopadhyaya Bikshu Buddhamitra, pp. 274–283. Gaṇa saṅghas Mahajanapadas Former republics