Question

what is janapada?
Answer in one or two sentences. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Janapadas (pronounced [dʑɐnɐpɐdɐ]) (1100-500 BCE) were the realms, republics (ganapada) and kingdoms (saamarajya) of the Vedic period on the Indian subcontinent. The Vedic period reaches from the late Bronze Age into the Iron Age: from about 1500 BCE to the 6th century BCE.

Answer 2

Answer:

Janapada means the land where a jana (a people, clan or tribe) sets its foot or settles. It is a word used in both Prakrit and Sanskrit.