Mahajanapada Era

The Mahajanapadas were a set of sixteen kingdoms that existed in ancient India starting from 6th Century BCE. It all began when the tribes (janas) of the late Vedic period decided to form their own territorial communities, which eventually gave rise to new and permanent areas of settlements called ‘states’ or ‘janapadas.

Sixteen Mahajanapadas

1. Kasi
2. Kosala
3. Anga
4. Magadha
5. Vajji
6. Malla
7. Chedi
8. Vatsa
 9. Kuru
10. Panchala
11. Machcha
12. Surasena
13. Assaka
14. Avanti
15. Gandhara
16. Kamboja
  • Magadha emerged as the strongest and most powerful mahajanapada. It was a ....
















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