Question

According to the Buddhist and Jain literature of the period , sixteen mahajanapadas were in existence between .................and..............BCE​

Answer 1

The Mahājanapadas (Sanskrit: महाजनपद, lit. 'great realm', from maha, "great", and janapada "foothold of a people") were sixteen kingdoms or oligarchic republics that existed in Northern ancient India from the sixth to fourth centuries BCE during the second urbanisation period.

Religion: Vedic Hinduism; Śramaṇa (Buddhism and Jainism)

Common languages: Prakrits and Sanskrit

Government: Republics (Gaṇa sangha); Monarchies

Answer 2

Answer:

600 And 400 BCE

Explanation:

According to the Buddhist and Jain literature of the period , sixteen mahajanapadas were in existence between 600 and 400 BCE...