16 Mahajanapadas and Their Capital
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16 Mahajanapadas and Their Capital
The 6th century BC is known as an era of 2nd Urbanization. Centry of economics and political activity shifted in Ganges basin like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar. And in this situation there is emergence of Mahajanapadas. According to the Buddhist literature Anguttara Nikaya, Mahavastu, as well Bhagavati Sutta of Jain literature there was total 16 Mahajanapadas in the land between Himalayas and Narmada.
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Mahajanapadas |
Capital |
Others |
|
Anga |
Champa |
Modern:- Munger and Bhagalpur
Champa was an important commercial centre of anga |
|
Kashi |
Varanasi |
Modern:- Benaras |
|
Kosala |
Northern part = Shravasti Southern Part = Kushavati |
Modern:- Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Sarayu River divided the state into two part, Northern and Southern Part |
|
Vajji |
Vaishali |
Modern:- North Bihar Confluence of 8 or 9 clans like Lichavis, Videhans, Jnatrikas clans etc. |
|
Mallas |
Kushinara |
Modern:- Deoria and Uttar Pradesh.
Bodha took his last meal and went to his Mahaparinirvana at Kusinara |
|
Cheti/chedi |
Shuktimati |
Modern:-Eastern
part of Bundelkhand , Jaipur |
|
Vatsa |
Kaushambi |
Modern:- Allahabad, At the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati River.
Known
for cotton Textile.
|
|
Kuru |
Indraprastha |
Modern:- Western Uttar Pradesh
Mention in The Mahavharata |
|
Panchal |
Northern part = Achichtra Southern Part = kampilya |
Modern:- Western Uttar Pradesh
Ganga River divided into two part Northern and Southern Part. |
|
Matsya |
Viratanagara |
Modern:- Rajasthan (Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur) |
|
Avanti |
Northern part = Ujjain
Southern Part = Mahishmati |
Modern:- Cental Malwa Madhya Pradesh
Vindhya Parvat divided into two part Northern and Southern Part. |
|
Gandhara |
Taxila |
Modern:- Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Pakisthan.
Mention in The Behistun Inscription Of King Darius. |
|
Kamboja |
Pooncha |
Modern:- Kashmir and North Western Part of Pakisthan.
Famouse for excellent quality of horses. |
|
Ashavaka |
Potali |
Modern:- Banks of Godavari River.
Only Mahajanapada of Southern India. |
|
Magadha |
Rajagriha |
Modern:-
Patna and Gaya, Bihar. |
|
Shurarena |
Mathura |
Modern:-
Western Uttar Pradesh. |
Above all 16 mahajanapadas the most powerfull states were Magadha, Kosala, Vatsa, and Avanti. And there were twotypes of states Monarchical and Non Monarchical.
Monarchical States :- Anga, Magadha, Kashi, Kosala, Vatsa, Chedi, Gandhara, Matsya, Avanti, Shurusena.
Non Monarchical States :- Vajji, Malla, Kuru, Panchal, Kamboja.
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