GOV EXAM ADDA

We know about the list of 16 states or Mahajanpadas from the Buddhist literature Anguttara Nnikaya of Suttapitaka, Mahavstu and jain literature Bhagavati Sutta.
Among the 16 Janapadas, 5 were more powerful than others.they were Magadha, Avanti, Kashi, Kosala and Vajji.
They are two types of state.

1) Monarchial states:- They were Anga, Avanti, Gandhara, Chedi, Kashi, Kosala, Sursena, Matsya, Magadh and Vatsa.

2) Republican states:- Kamboj, Kuru, Malla, Vajji, Panchala.

North –West – 2 Janapadas

South India - 1 Janapada

North India – 13 Janapadas

Administration:- king(Raja), Vice-King (Upraja), Commander(Senapati) and treasurer(Bhandagarika).
Current location of Mahajanapadas and their Capital:-

Mahajanapadas	Capital	Current Location
Anga	Champa/ Champanagari	Munger and Bhagalpur in Bihar
Assamaka	Patali	Near Paithan in Maharashtra
Avanti	North Avanti -Ujjayini South Avanti –Mahishmati	Malwa
Chedi	Suktimati or Southivati	Bundelkhand area
Gandhara	Taxila	Between Kabul and Rawalpindi
Kasi	Varanasi	Varanasi district, UP
Kosala	Shravasti	Eastern UP
Kamboj	Rajpur or Hataka	Hazara district of Pakistan
Magadha	Girivraj, Rajgriha(Bimbisara) Pataliputra(Udayin and Ashoka) Vaishali( Shishunga)	Patna and Gaya district in Bihar
Malla	Kushinager and Pavapuri	Deoria,Basti, Gorakhpur and Siddharthnagar district in UP
Matsya	Viratnagar	Jaipur, Bharatpur and Alwar district
Panchala	North Panchala -Ahichhatra, South Panchala- Kampilya	Rohilkhand
Kuru	Hastinapur and Indraprastha	Delhi and Meerut area
Surasena	Mathura	Mathura region
Vajji	Vaishali	Vaishali district in Bihar
Vatsa	Kaushambi	Allahabad and Mirzapur district