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discuss the process of transition from territorial states to empire in the age of the Buddha.

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Answered by Mimu123
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In the age of the Buddha we find sixteen large states called mahajanapadas. Most of these states arose in the upper and mid-Gangetic plains, including the doab area covered by the Ganges, Yamuna, and their tributaries. They were mostly situated north of the Vindhyas and extended from the north-west frontier to Bihar.Of these, Magadha, Koshala, Vatsa, and Avantiseem to have been powerful. Beginning from the east, we hear of the kingdom of Anga which covered the modern districts of Monghyr and Bhagalpur. It had its capital at Champa, which shows signs of habitation in thefifth century BC, and there is a mud fort dating to that century. Eventually the kingdom of Anga was swallowed by its powerful neighbour Magadha.Magadha embraced the former districts of Patna, Gaya, and parts of Shahabad, and grew to be the leading state of the time. Its earlier capital was Rajgir, and later Pataliputra. Both were fortified, and show signs of habitation around the fifth century BC. North of the Ganges, in Tirhut division laythe state of the Vajjis which included eight clans.However, the most powerful dynasty was that of the Lichchhavis with their capital at Vaishali which is coterminous with the village of Basarh in Vaishali district. The Puranas push the antiquity of Vaishali to a much earlier period, but archaeologically Basarh was not settled until the sixth century BC.
Answered by Anshults
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in the 6th century B.C during the age of Buddha, there were sixteen mahajanapadas or big territorial units. Among them, Magadha, Koshala, Vatsa, and Avanti were more powerful.

Magadha under its ambitious rulers like Bimbsara and his son Ajatshatru of Haryanka Dynasty defeated the neighbouring mahajanapadas and thus we see Magadha emerged as a great empire which ruled over a large part of India. Bimbsara brought Avanti and Kashi to his empire through conquest and marriage alliance respectively. Ajatshatru annexed Vaishali and reconquered Kashi to the Magadha and thus Magadha emerged an empire.

The causes of rise of Magadha as an empire are as :

1.  strategic location of its capitals-Rajgriha and Patliputra.

2.  Abundance of iron and agricultural surplus.

3.  Sophisticated weapons and war elephants.

4.  Ambitious rulers.

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