Question

Match the Mahajanapadas and their kings:

a. Kosal	I. Bimbisara
b. Magadha	II. Pradyot
c. Vatsa	III. Prasenjit
d. Avanti	IV. Udyan

1. a - I, b - III, c - II, d - IV
2. a - III, b - I, c - IV, d - II
3. a - IV, b - I, c - III, d - II
4. a - II, b - III, c - I, d - IV

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : a - III, b - I, c - IV, d - II

The Correct Answer is a - III, b - I, c - IV, d - II.

• In the Jain histories, Bimbisāra was a king of Magadha and belonged to the Haryanka dynasty, also known as Seniya or Shrenika. It is considered that his expansion of the kingdom, especially his annexation of the kingdom of Anga to the east, laid the foundations for the subsequent expansion of the Maurya Empire.
• Pasenadi(Pradenjit) was the ruler of Kosala's Aik'vāka dynasty. Sāvatthī was the capital for him. After Sanjaya Mahākosala, he was successful. He was Gautama Buddha's influential Upāsaka (lay follower), who founded several monasteries for Buddhism.
• Udayana, a contemporary of Gautama Buddha, was the king of Vatsa in India.
• Pradyot was the founder and ruler of Avanti's Pradyota dynasty.