Historical legislatures in India

institution of the rulers of the princely states of India

A sabhā or sabhaa in Ancient India was an assembly, congregation, or council. Personified as a deity, Sabhā is also the name of a daughter of Prajāpati in the Atharvaveda. In Epic Sanskrit, the term refers also to an assembly hall or council-chamber, and to a hostel, eating-house, or gambling-house. While the term Jansabhā refers to large public gathering.