History of India: ancient and medieval / Mahajanapadas, Magadha and the Mauryas
Sixteen mahajanapadas and the rise of Magadha
Practise 3 PYQsConcepts to cover
- The sixteen mahajanapadas of the Anguttara Nikaya, their capitals, regions and rivers
- Monarchies (Kosala, Magadha, Avanti, Vatsa) versus gana-sanghas (Vajji, Shakya, Malla)
- Kingdoms tied to the Buddha's life: Kosala, Magadha, Vajji and Malla; not Avanti or Gandhara
- Bimbisara, Ajatashatru, Udayin, Shishunagas and Nandas; iron, rivers, elephants and forest resources
- Vajji sangha assembly and the Licchavis of Vaishali as the early republic