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Download Solution PDFKosala Mahajanapada (6th century BCE) is a part of modern day:
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.
Key Points
- The Oudh region is the birthplace of the Kosala kingdom.
- In northern India's state of Uttar Pradesh lies the Oudh.
- Kosala was one of the strongest states in Northern India in antiquity.
- Buddha established the Buddhist tradition. Buddhism began to spread after the Kosala Kingdom to several kingdoms.
- Kosala state gave rise to and established a number of Sramana movements.
Additional Information 16 Mahajanpadas and thier capital:
| Mahajanpada | Capital | Present Location |
| Anga | Champa | Munger and Bhagalpur(Bihar) |
| Magadha | Girivraja| Rajagriha | Gaya and Patna(Bihar) |
| Kasi | Kasi | Banaras(UP) |
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Vatsa
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Kausambi | Allahabad(UP) |
| Kosala | Sravasti | Eastern Uttar Pradesh |
| Saurasena | Mathura | Western Uttar Pradesh |
| Panchala | Ahichchatra and Kampliya | Western Uttar Pradesh |
| Kuru | Indraprastha | Meerut(UP) and Southeastern Haryana |
| Matsya | Viratnagar | Jaipur(Rajasthan) |
| Chedi | Suktimati | Bundelkhand Region (Madhya Pradesh) |
| Avanti | Ujjaini or Mahismati | Malwa (Madhya Pradesh) |
| Gandhara | Taxila | Rawalpindi(Pakistan) |
| Kamboja | Pooncha | Rajori and Hajra(Kashmir) |
| Ashmaka or Assaka | Pratisthan/ Paithan | Bank of Godavari(Andhra Pradesh) |
| Vajji | Vaishali | Bihar |
| Malla | Kusinara | Deoria and Uttar Pradesh |
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