16 Mahajanapadas And Their Capitals
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EXAMIVERSE
Key Features of the Mahajanapadas
- 📜 Meaning: “Great realms” or “great kingdoms”
- 🕰️ Time Period: c. 600 BCE – 400 BCE
- 🗺️ Location: From Gandhara in the northwest to Asmaka in the south
- 📚 Sources: Buddhist Anguttara Nikaya, Jain Bhagavati Sutra, Puranas, archaeological evidence
- ⚔️ Governance: Mix of monarchies (Rajyas) and republics (Gana/Sangha)