Question

Identify Janapadas and Mahajanapadas from the given list in the map of india marked as A,B,C ,D,E

and F

(i) Gandhara (ii) Kuru

(iii) Panchala (iv) Kosala

(v) Avanti (vi) Magadha

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Answer 1

You can see in it all of them are here.

Answer 2

A- Kosala

B -Avanti

C -Gandhara

D -Kuru

E -Panchala

F- Magadha

• Mahjanapadas literally translates to "Great Kingdoms." These were thriving in the northwestern regions of India prior to the rise of "Buddhism." Aryans were observed entering the nation.
• These Aryan tribes were known as the Janas in the Vedic literature. Later, the Janapadas and these Vedic Janas merged. The Janapadas, which had limits that could clearly be seen, were used to divide the Indian subcontinent.
• Many of these grew to be powerful political organisations. These nations became known as "Mahajanapadas" in Buddhist tradition.
• Such Mahajanapadas were sixteen in number: Kasi, Kosala, Anga, Magadha, Vajji, Malla, Chedi, Vatsa, Kuru, Panchala, Machcha, Surasena, Assaka, Avanti, Gandhara, and Kamboja.
• Shravasti, Kushavati, Saket, and Ayodhya make up Kosala. Additionally, it included the contemporary city of Uttar Pradesh's Oudh (Awadh). The Kosala king Prosenjit was in charge of Ayodhya. The well-known Magadha was a neighbouring state.
• Magadha was ruled by Bimbisara and his son Ajatshatru, and it was a stronghold. Magadha is the "half Brahman" state, according to the Vedas. It was referred to as Kikata in later Vedic writings and manuscripts. Additionally, it is known by a number of names, including Magadhapura, Brihadrathapura, and Vasumati.
• In essence, Kuru was a member of the Puru-Bharata family. These were the original inhabitants of Kurukshetra. In the fifth or sixth century BCE, they are thought to have adopted the republican form of governance.
• Panchala was split into two regions: Uttara Panchala and Dakhsina Panchala, with the respective capitals of Chhatravati and Kampilya.
• In western India was Avanti. This monarchy gave Buddhism a great deal of support. Ujjaini was the name of its capital city. Its initial capital was Mahissati, which subsequently became a part of Ujjaini. Later, Avanti vanished from the Magadha Empire.
• The Atharva Veda mentions the Gandharas as being highly skilled in the art of war and being the group that made up Gandhara. The Puranic and Buddhist traditions include the Gandhara in the Uttarapatha.

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