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Also known as mahājanapada, 16 mahajanapadas (great states), sixteen mahajanapadas (great states)

The Mahājanapadas were sixteen kingdoms and aristocratic republics that existed in ancient India from the sixth to fourth centuries BCE, during the second urbanisation period.

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The Mahājanapadas were sixteen major kingdoms and republics that ruled different parts of ancient India between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE, during a time of significant urban growth and development. They matter because they represent an important period in Indian history when complex political systems and organized states were emerging across the subcontinent.

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Key facts

Country.native_name
Mahajanapadas
Country.era
Iron Age
Country.life_span
Country.p1
Painted Grey Ware culture
Country.p2
Vedic period
Country.p3
Janapadas
Country.p4
Kuru kingdom
Country.s1
Nanda Empire
Country.s2
Achaemenid Empire
Country.image_map
Mahajanapadas (c. 500 BCE).png
Country.image_map_caption
Map of the 16 Mahājanapadas.
Country.common_languages
Prakrits and Sanskrit
Country.religion
Historical Vedic religionBuddhismJainism
Country.government_type
aristocratic republic, monarchy

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Encyclopedic overview

24 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Overview
  • List of Mahajanapadas
  • Aṅga
  • Aśmaka
  • Avanti
  • Chedi
  • Gandhāra
  • Kamboja
  • Kāśī
  • Kosala
  • Kuru
  • Magadha
  • Malla
  • Matsya
  • Pañcāla
  • Śūrasena
  • Vajji
  • Vatsa (or Vaṃsa)
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Notes
  • External links

The Mahājanapadas were sixteen kingdoms and aristocratic republics that existed in ancient India from the sixth to fourth centuries BCE, during the second urbanisation period.

== History == The 6th–5th centuries BCE are often regarded as a major turning point in early Indian history. During this period, India's first large cities since the demise of the Indus Valley civilization arose. It was also the time of the rise of sramana movements (including Buddhism and Jainism), which challenged the religious orthodoxy of the Vedic period.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mahajanapada” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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