Question

Locate the following places on map of India.

6

1. Vatsa

2. Magadh

3. Vajji

4. Kashi

5. Avanti

6. Vaishali​

Answer 1

Mahjanpadas

These are the 16 Mahajanpadas

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Vatsa -  modern Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh
2. Magadha -  west-central Bihar state, in northeastern India.
3. Vajji -  contemporary Bihar
4. Kashi - Uttara Pradesh
5. Avanti - Madhya Pradesh
6. Vaishali - Bihar

Explanation:

Vatsa:

• The city of Kaumb or Kosmb, which is on the Yamun River and corresponds to the current position of Kosam, served as the capital of the Vatsa region, which was located to the south of the Gang River.
• One of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (great kingdoms) of Uttarapatha that are described in the Aguttara Nikya is Vatsa or Vamsa. A branch of the Kuru dynasty was the Vatsas.
• The Kuru Kingdom had its capital in Hastinapur and controlled parts of Haryana, Delhi, the Ganga-Jamuna Doab, and Kaushambi during the Rig Vedic period.
• Hastinapur was destroyed by floods during the late Vedic period, and the Kuru King Nicaku moved his capital—along with all of his subjects—to a newly built capital known as Kosambi or Kaushambi.
• The Kuru Dynasty was divided between Kurus and Vatsas during the post-Vedic period when Arya Varta was made up of many Mahajanpads.
• The Vatsas ruled the Lower Doab, while the Kurus ruled Haryana, Delhi, and the Upper Doab. The Vatsas later split into two branches, one located in Mathura and the other in Kaushambi.

Magadh:

• Northeastern India's Magadha, an ancient kingdom, was once located in what is now the state of Bihar.
• Between the sixth and eighth centuries BCE, it served as the centre of numerous larger kingdoms or empires.

Vajji:

• In contemporary Bihar, Vajji was a republican mahajanapada. Vaishali served as its capital, and it was governed by ganas or sanghas (assemblies).
• A sangha might include hundreds of members, each of whom was referred to as a raja.
• To decide on the crucial issues facing the state, all of those members gathered together.

Kashi:

• The 300-league-diameter Ks kingdom was located there. The river Son defined Kasi's southern and eastern boundaries, dividing it from Magadha in the east, and the Sarpik or Syandik river served as its northern border, separating it from Kosala.
• The city of Vras, also known as Ketumat, Surundhana, Sudassana, Brahmavaddhana, Pupphavat, Ramma, and Molin, served as KS's capital.

Avanti:

• The Mahabharata epic contains a description of the real-life Avanti Kingdom of ancient India.
• The Vetravati River split Avanti into its north and south halves. Initially, Ujjaini was the northern Avanti capital while Mahissati was the southern Avanti capital.
• However, during the reigns of Mahavira and Buddha, Ujjaini served as the combined Avanti capital.
• The Avanti nation roughly corresponded to modern-day Malwa, Nimar, and surrounding Madhya Pradesh regions.

Vaishali:

• Vaishali, Vesali, or Vail was a city that is now an archaeological site in Bihar, India.
• It belongs to Tirhut Division.
• The Vajjika League of Vrijji mahajanapada, which is regarded as one of the earliest examples of a republic and dates to the sixth century BCE, had its capital there.
• The Second Buddhist council was held here in 383 BCE by King Kalasoka, making it a significant location in both the Jain and Buddhist religions.
• Gautama Buddha delivered his final speech here before his death in approximately 483 BCE.
• It has one of the Ashoka Pillars that is in the best condition, with just one Asiatic lion perched upon it.

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