Question

Establish a link between janapadas and mahajanapadas. How would you cite the value of mahajanapadas. ​

Answer 1

Q. Establish a link between janapadas and mahajanapadas.

Ans. By the 6th century B.C. there were approximately 22 different Janapadas. With the development of iron in parts of UP and Bihar, the Janapadas became more powerful and turned into Mahajanapadas. There were sixteen such Mahajanapadas during 600 B.C. to 325 B.C. in Indian Sub-continent.

Q. How would you cite the value of mahajanapadas.

Ans. 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.