Question

Explain janapadas and mahajanpadas

Answer 1

Explanation:

Janapadas and Mahajanapadas. The Janapadas were the major kingdoms of Vedic India. ... 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.

Answer 2

Answer:

the word janpada literally means the land where the jana set it's foot, and setteled down. and some janapadas became more important than others and were known as mahajanapadas