Licchavis as a republic (gaṇa sangha), whose leader uses the title of raja A Buddhist text, the Mahāparinibbāna Suttanta refers them as Kshatriyas and one of the claimants of the relics of Shakyamuni Buddha. They have claimed Kshatriya status themselves.
Some of the learners also asked: What else do we know of Chandragupta II?