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16 Mahajanpadas Part – 2 16 MAHAJANPADAS  with some Vital Informations –

 1) Kashi -  Capital -  Location - Varanasi dist of  Information - It was one of the most powerful Mahajanapadas.  Famous for Cotton Textiles and market for horses.  16 MAHAJANPADAS

 2) Koshala / -

 Capital –  Location - Faizabad, Gonda or Eastern UP  Information - Most popular king was Prasenjit. He was contemporary and friend of Buddha . 

16 MAHAJANPADAS

 3) -

 Capital – Champa / Champanagari  Location - and Dist of  Information - It was a great centre of trade and commerce . In middle of 6th century BC, Anga was annexed by under . 16 MAHAJANPADAS

 4) ( ) -

 Capital –  Location – Vaishali dist. of Bihar  Information - represented a confederacy of eight clans of whom Videhas were the most well known.  আটট বংেশর একট সংেঘর িতিনিধ কেরিছেলন, যােদর মেধ িভডাহস সবািধক পিরিচত। • Videhas had their capital at . 16 MAHAJANPADAS

 5) ( Region ) -

 Capital – Pavapuri in  Location – South of Vaishali dist in UP  Information - Buddha died in the vicinity of Kushinagar. Magadha annexed it after Buddha's death. 16 MAHAJANPADAS

 6) Chedi -

 Capital – Suktimati  Location – Eastern part of  Information - Chedi territory Corresponds to the Eastern parts of modern Bundelkhand . A branch of Chedis founded a royal dynasty in the kingdom of . 16 MAHAJANPADAS 16 MAHAJANPADAS

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 Capital – Kausambi  Location – Dist of , Mirzapur of Uttar Pradesh  Information - Situated around the region of Allahabad. Most powerful king was Udayana. 16 MAHAJANPADAS

 8) Kuru ( – Region ) -

 Capital –  Location – and Delhi  Information - At Buddha's time Kuru country was ruled by a titular chieftain named Koravya. 16 MAHAJANPADAS

 9) Panchal -

 Capital – Kampilya / Ahichhatra  Location – Rahilkhand, Western part of Uttar Pradesh  Information - Located in Rokhilkhand and parts of Central (Western UP). Two branches of the like the Northern at Ahichhatra and Southern Panchala at Kampilya . 16 MAHAJANPADAS

 10) ( ) -

 Capital – Viratnagar  Location – , Jaipur, Bharatpur in  Information - Located in the region of Rajasthan. King Sujata ruled over both the chedis and Matsyas. 16 MAHAJANPADAS

 11) Sursena -

 Capital –  Location – Brajmandal Mathura region  Information - -It had a republican form of government. Avantiputra, The king of was the first among the chief disciples of Buddha. 16 MAHAJANPADAS

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 Capital – Potana / Patoli  Location – Between river Narmada and Godavari  Information - It was located on the banks of river Godavari. It was the Southern most Mahajanapadas ruled by the Ikshvaku 16 MAHAJANPADAS

 13) -

 Capital –  Location – District  Information - Located around the region of Ujjain district in . It was divided into two parts. The Northern part had its capital at Ujjain and the Southern part at Mahishmati . Chanda was the most powerful king of Avanti. 16 MAHAJANPADAS

 14) ( and ) -

 Capital –  Location – Western Part of and  Information - - Famous for education and learning tradition in Ancient India, was the princess of this state. Panini and Kautilya are the world renowned products of Taxila University. 16 MAHAJANPADAS

 15) Kamboja ( North East Kingdom ) -

 Capital – Rajapura  Location – Punch area in and Hazara dist of Pakistan  Information - - Kautilya's and 's Edict No. XIII attest that the followed republican Constitution 16 MAHAJANPADAS

 16) Magadh -

 Capital – Giriv or Rajagriha  Location – District , Gaya and part of Shahabad in Bihar  Information - Mahajanapadas started the policy of Imperialism. This The founders of the kingdom were and , however real founders were Bimbisara and .

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