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The capital of Kashi was ______.1. Pataliputra2. Varanasi3. Taxila4. Kaushambi

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Varanasi

The correct answer is Varanasi.

  • The capital of Kashi (Mahajanapada) was Varanasi.
  • This city got its name from rivers Varuna and Asi as cited in the Matsya Purana.
  • Kingdoms that rose to fame from the 6th Century BC onward were called Mahajanapdas.
  • The Mahajanapadas signify the tribes that came together to form different groups and later gave rise to a permanent area of settlements called ‘states’ or ‘Janapadas.’

MahajanapadaCapitalPresent Location
KasiVaranasiVaranasi
Kosala SravastiUttar Pradesh East
AngaChampaBhagalpur and Munger
MagadhaRajagrihaGaya and Patna
VajjiVaishaliBihar
MallaKusinaraDeoria and Uttar Pradesh
ChediSothivatiBundelkhand, MP
VatsaKusambiPrayagraj
KuruIndraprasthaMeerut and Haryana
PanchalaKampliyaUttar Pradesh West
MatsyaViratnagarJaipur
SurasenaMathuraUttar Pradesh West
AssakaPaithanBank of Godavari
AvantiUjjainiMadhya Pradesh/Malwa
GandharaTaxilaRawalpindi
KambojaPoonchaKashmir and Hindukush

 



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