Mahajanapadas Ancient India

Qts 1 Explain about Mahajanapada

1. Vajji was a powerful Mahajanapada.

2. There Were 16 Mahajanapadas between 600 BC to 345 BC

3. Mahajanapadas had Capital Cities

4. Mahajanapa ruled by Assembly or Sangha 

5. Assembly or Sangha  had elected people

7. Assembly had powerful small group of governing people

8. Governing people called  as oligarchy

6. Mahajanapadas existed in Indo Gangetic Plain

7.So Agriculture and Trade  developed in Mahajanapadas 

8. Mahajanapadas were kasi, kosala Anga, Magadha, Vajji , Malla, Chedi, Vatsa, kuru, Panchala, Matsya, Shurasena, Assaka, Avanti, Gandhara, Kamboja


Qts 2  Explain Mahajanapada evolution

1. In 6 BC use of iron tools Increased

2. Agriculture cultivation increase

3. In Trade increased

4. Population increased

5. Villages become Towns

6. Janapadas [small kingdoms] become Mahajana Padas


Qts 3 Explain Mahajanapadas in  present  Afghanistan Pakistan 

Mahajanapadas in present  Afghanistan Pakistan were Kamboja and  Gandhara

Mahajanapadas in present Eastern India were Vajji ,Anga., Malla


Qts 4   Explain Mahajanapadas in present  North India

1. North India consists Kuru,  Kosala , Matsy , Avanti, Kashi , Panchal , Shurasen , Vatsa , Chedi, Magadha

2 . Maghada was  powerful

3. Mahajanapadas in present Deccan consists Ashmaka


Qts 5 Eplain about Bimbasars

1. Bimbasara belongs to Haryanka dynasty

2. Bimbasar ruled Maghadha

3. Bimbasara Married sister of Prasenjit

4.  Prasenjit was son of king kosala.

5.  Bimbasara and Prasenjit were contemporary of Buddha.

6. Bimbasara son was  Ajathashathru



Qts 5 Explain Buddha in Mahajanapadas

1. Buddha was born in Lumbini, in Nepal 

2. Buddha got enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. 

3. Bodh Gaya was at Magadha

4. Magadha was modern Bihar

5. Magadha capital was Pataliputra

6. Pataliputra is modern Patna 

7. Buddha spent most of the time at Kosala 

8. Kosala was at present Uttar Pradesh

9. Kosala capital was Ayodhya

10. Buddha died in Kushinagar

11. Khushi Nagar was in present Uttar Pradesh

12 Buddha not visited Avanti

13. Avanti was in present Madhya Pradesh

14 Budha not visited Gandhara 

15. Gandhara was at Afghanistan Pakistan border






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