what was the reason behind the conflict amongst the Mahajanapadas???
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We have seen how the Aryans, being nomads travelled all the way from the Caucasus Mountain Ranges to the Indian Sub-Continent. After reaching India they started making settlements. Starting from north-west India from where they entered India. They had then further made settlements near Doab region where Ganges and Jamuna rivers meet. From there on, they made settlements all the way to north-east India along the banks of River Ganges. The Aryans of the Eurasia settled in India for long enough to become more Indian than European. These Indo-Aryan population, popularly called in Sanskrit as 'Jana' involved in conflicts while making their own living(In terms of farming land or cattle, animals etc.,). These are:
Conflicts among themselves
Conflicts with the Dravidians
After continued conflicts they gradually started cooperating with each other and formed communities and so on so forth. They no longer lived as simple tribes in a group of villages. They formed themselves into kingdoms and republics. Of which 16 major settlements are referred to in many Buddhist and Jain texts. These are called 'Mahajanapadas' , literally meaning 'Foothold of the People'. Of these 16, some of them were ruled by a King(Monarch) and some were ruled by group of persons(Oligarchy). The settlements on the north-western side of India are called Republics and ones on the north-eastern side are referred as Kingdoms.
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"Here we are talking about the Vedic period when Mahajanpads was formed. These were 16 kingdoms which existed in ancient India. Prior to this people used to live a nomadic life where there was no foundation of any kind. However the formation of tribes or Janas led to the formation of a territorial community that became the reason for conflict."