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Download Solution PDFWhat was the capital of Vajji Mahajanapada?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Vaishali.
Key Points
- Vajji, also known as Vrijji or Vriji, was an important and powerful confederacy in ancient India. It was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (great kingdoms) mentioned in ancient Buddhist and Jain texts.
- Location:
- The exact geographical contours of the Vajji confederacy are not recorded in history.
- However, it is believed to be located north of the Ganges in Bihar and likely extended to the Madhesh region of Nepal.
- The capital city of this confederation was Vaishali, which is identified with the present village of Basarh in the Vaishali district of Bihar, India.
- Government:
- The governance of Vajji was unique compared to the other kingdoms of the era.
- Instead of a monarchy, it was a republic with an oligarchic assembly of princes (Mahajanapada Sabha) from various associated clans (known as Kshatriya republics).
- This republic was led by an elected president or king, referred to as a "raja."
Additional Information
| Name | Capital | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Anga | Champa | East Bihar, West Bengal |
| Magadha | Rajagriha (Early), Pataliputra (Later) | South Bihar |
| Kasi | Varanasi | Varanasi region, Uttar Pradesh |
| Kosala | Ayodhya | Eastern Uttar Pradesh |
| Vriji (also Vrijji or Vriji) | Vaishali | North Bihar |
| Malla | Kushinara and Pava | Deoria region, Uttar Pradesh |
| Chedi | Sothivati (Early), Suktimati (Later) | Bundelkhand region |
| Vatsa (or Vamsa) | Kausambi | Allahabad region, Uttar Pradesh |
| Kuru | Indraprastha | Delhi-Haryana region |
| Panchala | Ahichchhatra (North Panchala), Kampilya (South Panchala) | Central and Western Uttar Pradesh |
| Matsya | Viratanagara | Alwar, Bharatpur and Jaipur region of Rajasthan |
| Surasena | Mathura | Western Uttar Pradesh |
| Assaka (or Asmaka) | Potali, Podana | South India (Telangana and parts of Maharashtra) |
| Avanti | Ujjain (North Avanti), Mahishmati (South Avanti) | Western Madhya Pradesh |
| Gandhara | Taxila | Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Present day Pakistan) |
| Kamboja | Rajapura | Kashmir or Pamirs |
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