Question
Download Solution PDFRivers such as Ganga and Son flowed through _____, a mahajanapada in ancient India.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Magadha.
Key Points
- Magadha became the most important mahajanapada in about two hundred years.
- Many rivers such as the Ganga and Son flowed through Magadha.
- Magadha empire was established on the bank of river Ganges and was bounded to the river Son on the west.
Additional Information
16 Mahajanapadas with their capital are as follows :
| Mahajanapada | Capital |
|---|---|
| Anga | Champa, Champanagri |
| Magadha | Rajgriha, Patliputra |
| Kashi | Varanasi |
| Gandhar | Taxila |
| Kuru | Indraprastha |
| Kosal | Shravasti, Ayodhya |
| Sursena | Mathura |
| Kamboj | Hataka, Rajapur |
| Malla | Kushinagar, Pevapuri |
| Vats | Kaushambi |
| Chedi | Shaktimata |
| Matsya | Viratnagar |
| Panchala | Ahichhatra, Kampilya |
| Vajji | Vaishali, Videha, Mithila |
| Avanti | Ujjain, Mahismati |
| Asmaka | Potan, Potali |
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