Mahajanpad age

Mahajanpad age

mahajanpad age

  • Several republic and kingdoms emerged for time about 600 BC.
  • Jana transformed into Janpad
  • Reasons of emergence- use of iron increased that extended the territorial area in UP and Bihar regions.
  • We know about the list of 16 states or Mahajanpad from Buddhist text= “ANGUTTAR NIKAY” and Jain text   = “BHAGWATI SUTRA”.
  • Some of them were Monarch and other was Republican.

All sixteen is followings –

 

MAHAJANPAD ERA MAP

 

Mahajanpad Age

 

 

No. Janpad Capital current city
1 Anga Champa Bhagalpur &Munger
2 Magadh Girivrij Patna
3 Kashi Varanasi Varanasi
4 Kosala Shaswati or Ayodhya Faizabad,Gonda
5 Chedi Shaktimati Bundelkhand
6 vasta Kausambhi Allahbad
7 Kuru Indraprast Harayana
8 Panchal Ahichatra West U.P
9 Matsya Virat Nagar Bharatpur Jaipur
10 Sursena Mathura U.P & Rajasthan
11 Assamak Potan Godavari Bank
12 Avanti Ujjaini Malwa
13 Gandhar Taxila Pakistan
14 Kamboj Hatak Pakistan
15 Vijja Mithila North Bihar
16 Malla Kushawati Kushinagar

 

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