Question

Differentiate between Janapadas and mahajanapadas.​

Answer 1

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The Janapadas were the major kingdoms of Vedic India. There were sixteen such Mahajanapadas during 600 B.C. to 325 B.C. in Indian Sub-continent.

➩The Janapadas (pronounced [dʑɐnɐpɐdɐ]) were the realms, republics (ganapada) and kingdoms (saamarajya) of the Vedic period on the Indian subcontinent. The Vedic period reaches from the late Bronze Age into the Iron Age: from about 1500 BCE to the 6th century BCE.

➩The Mahajanapadas were a set of sixteen kingdoms that existed in ancient India. It all began when the tribes (janas) of the late Vedic period decided to form their own territorial communities, which eventually gave rise to new and permanent areas of settlements called 'states' or 'janapadas.

Answer 2

Answer:

Janpadas- The small states that came into existence in north india in the post - vedic period were know as janpadas.

Mahajanpadas- Those strong janpadas which became expansionist and enlarged their geographical area were know as mahajanpadas.