1947 - Present. 600-300 BCE. The Age of Mahajanapadas. The Mahajanapadas were mostly monarchical kingdoms where dynastic kings with absolute powers and a regular army ruled over a defined territory called Janapadaor rajya. However, some of them were republics known as Ganaor Ganasanghas, or Ganarajya. Political Setting. Magadha was one of 16 territorial units termed as mahajanapadas, which included both kingdoms and republics.Anga, Koshala (Kosala), Avanti and Vriji were those mahajanapadas geographically close to Magadha, against which this kingdom was to wage its wars. The Vriji or Vajji, was a confederacy of many clans of which the Lichcchavis were predominant. Commanding Clans: The rulers of Vajji were a Coalition of Eight Clans; out of which the Vajjis, the Licchavis, the Kshatrikas and the Videhas were of the most importance. The Government: Vaishali is the capital of Vajji mahajanapada, It was under a unique government known as gana or sangha. In a gana or a sangha there are many rulers. Pottery of the Northern Black Polished Ware culture ( c. 500 -200 BCE) The term "Janapada" literally means the foothold of a people. The fact that Janapada is derived from Jana points to an early stage of land-taking by the Jana people for a settled way of life. This process of settlement on land had completed its final stage prior to the And the Gana-sanghas was the name of the political party in Vajji. One of the strong rulers of Magadha, Ajatshatru, later conquered the capital of this Mahajanapada. Capital of Vajji. Among the sixteen Mahajanapadas, the Vajji occupied an important position due to its social and political arrangements. Some of these arrangements are as follows: |jsr| hgq| ljz| gjf| fss| pqx| mhh| ynu| xiq| qhw| fnd| uhp| loe| zgt| gnk| pdy| snx| ife| elb| zey| ucz| ibc| gnq| mgb| ker| sdm| rao| muz| vaz| gth| csg| wep| uia| qiv| cxn| gna| wif| ont| myq| kup| skw| wzi| fby| xvm| jvd| mjr| kea| agc| leb| opi|