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Descrivethe salient features of Maharajanapadas ?

Answer» <html><body><p></p>Solution :The `6^("th")` century BCE marked a definite stage in the early Indian history. Budhist and Jaina texts mention these sixteen states which were known as Mahajanapadas.<br/> (i) Anga, (ii) Magadha, (iii) Vaji, (iv) Kasi, (v) Kosala, (vi) Mallas, (vii) Panchala, (viii) Vatsa, (ix) Surasena (<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/x-746616" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about X">X</a>) <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/matsya-556567" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MATSYA">MATSYA</a> (xi) Avanti (xii) Kuru, (xiii) Kapilavastu, (xiv) Chedi (xv) <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/gandhara-470208" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about GANDHARA">GANDHARA</a>, (xvi) Kamboji.<br/> The most important salient features of the Mahajanapadas: <br/> (i) Each Mahajanapashad a <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/capital-908677" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CAPITAL">CAPITAL</a> city which was fortified.<br/> (ii) Most of mahajanapadas were ruled by kings . Some of them were called ganas or sanghas, power was shared by large number of men and they were collectively known as rajas.<br/> (iii) The Dharamsutras were compiled by Brahmans who laid down norms for rulers. Ideally rulers of these Janapadas were expected to be kshatriyas. <br/> (iv) Dharmsutras advised rulers to collect taxes and tributes from pastoralists and forest prople to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/maintain-1084096" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAINTAIN">MAINTAIN</a> fortified cities, armies and bureaucracies. <br/> (v) The rajas probably had control over the resources as land. It was considered fair to plunder neighbouring states for riches.</body></html>


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