Question

What is the difference between 'JanaPads' and 'Mahajanapada' ​

Answer 1

Answer:

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

Janapadas are the places where people first set there feet and settled there.

Mahajanapadas were Janapadas that were considered more important than other Janapadas.