Question

based on the system of government that was prevalent, mahajanapadas where either or ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

These Mahajanapadas were either monarchical or republican in character. Whereas the monarchies were concentrated in the Gangetic Plains, the republics were ranged round the northern periphery of these kingdoms-in the foothills of the Himalayas and just south of these, and in north-western India in modern Punjab.

Answer 2

Answer:

In the post-Vedic period, the entire northern territory mostly situated north of the Vindhyas and extending from the North-West frontier to Bihar was divided into sixteen states called Sodasha Mahajanapadas. These Mahajanapadas were either monarchical or republican in character.