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.’
| Mahajanapada | Capital | Present Location | | Kasi | Varanasi | Varanasi | | Kosala | Sravasti | Uttar Pradesh East | | Anga | Champa | Bhagalpur and Munger | | Magadha | Rajagriha | Gaya and Patna | | Vajji | Vaishali | Bihar | | Malla | Kusinara | Deoria and Uttar Pradesh | | Chedi | Sothivati | Bundelkhand, MP | | Vatsa | Kusambi | Prayagraj | | Kuru | Indraprastha | Meerut and Haryana | | Panchala | Kampliya | Uttar Pradesh West | | Matsya | Viratnagar | Jaipur | | Surasena | Mathura | Uttar Pradesh West | | Assaka | Paithan | Bank of Godavari | | Avanti | Ujjaini | Madhya Pradesh/Malwa | | Gandhara | Taxila | Rawalpindi | | Kamboja | Pooncha | Kashmir and Hindukush |
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