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Match the following Mahajanapadas with their modem names:

a. Anga

I. South Bihar

b. Magadha   

II. East Bihar

c. Vajji

III. North Bihar

d. Malla

IV. Gorakhpur district


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

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : a - II, b - I, c - III, d - IV

The correct answer is a - II, b - I, c - III, d - IV.

Mahajanapadas Modern name Other facts
Anga East Bihar finds reference in the Mahabharata and Atharva Veda
Magadha South Bihar finds mention in the Atharva Veda which as a semi Brahmanical habitation
Vajji North Bihar capital of Vajji was Vaishali
Malla Gorakhpur district finds a reference in Buddhist and Jain texts and Mahabharata

  • The Buddhist literature Anguttara Nikaya gives a list of sixteen great kingdoms (Sixteen Mahajanapadas).
    • They were Anga, Magadha, Kasi, Kosala, Vajji, Malla, Chedi, Vatsa, Kuru, Panchala, Matsya, Surasena, Asmaka, Avanti, Gandhara and Kambhoja.
  • In the course of time, smaller states were replaced by stronger kingdoms and only 4 big states remain left. They were:
    • Magadha (Important rulers: Bimbisara, Ajatashatru)
    • Avanti (Important ruler: Pradyota)
    • Kosala (Important rulers: Prasenjit)
    • Vatsa (Important rulers: Udayana) 

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