Question

Mahajanapadas which existed in the later Vedic Period along with the rulers who ruled there.

Answer 1

The Mahajanapadas were monarchical by nature, while some of them were ruled by democratic protocols.

These Mahajanapadas were the set of sixteen kingdoms in Vedic India.

It all initiated when the communities (janas) of the later Vedic period planned to organize their own regional communities, which finally gave rise to new and perpetual areas of arrangements called 'states' or 'janapadas.

Answer 2

Mahajanapadas existed in the Vedic Period with the rulers:

The enlisted below are the names of the Mahajanapadas with the rulers of those in the later Vedic Period which is as follows,

• Magadha – was ruled by the King Bimbisara with the famous dynasty of Mauryan empire
• Gandhara – was ruled by the King Gandhaar as known by the Taxila University
• Kamboja – was ruled by the King Kambuj as known for the Ashoka eddicts
• Kuru – was ruled by the King Kaurava as known by the Panchals
• Kosala – was ruled by the King Prassenajit and Vidudabha
• Malla – was ruled by the King of Pava known for hostpilaity for Buddha
• Panchala – was ruled by the King Mauryan empires and later by Gupta Empire
• Matsya – was ruled by the Indo Aryan tribe by the King Sujata  
• Chedi – was ruled by the King Shishupala
• Other Mahajanpadas were Anga, Avanti, Vatsa, Assaka and Surasena, also Vajji, and Kashi.