Name: Magadha: The Story of Power and Dominance
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 5 min 42 s
Description: It took Magadha two hundred years to become a powerful Mahajanapada. Several geographical and political factors made it happen.

Question

Write the names of the Ganarajya according to their people in the box given

Lichchavi - _____

Shakya - _____

Videh - _____

Malla - _____

Accepted Answer

Lichchavi - Vajji Kingdom.

The Licchavis were the clan of the Vajji Mahajanapada of ancient India. The capital of the Licchavis was Vaishali. It was the seat of Magadha King Ajatshatru, who annexed Vajji territory during the Magadha-Vajji war.

Shakya - Kos Kingdom

The Shakyas were the people of the Kos Kingdom, located in present-day Nepal and northern Uttar Pradesh. Its capital was Kapilavastu, and Gautam Buddha was the King of the Shakya people.

Videh - Vajji Kingdom

The Kingdom of Videha, also known as Mithila and Tirabhukti was an ancient Indian kingdom. It rose to prominence under King Janaka, who is popular in the Ramayana as the father of Mother Sita. The territory was located in the present-day region of northeastern Bihar, and eastern Nepal.

Malla - Magadha Kingdom

Malla was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas of ancient India. It constituted the part of the Greater Magadha and was often mentioned in the epic of Mahabharata. One of the most prominent places here is Kushinagar, where Gautam Buddha breathed his last.

Write the names of the Ganarajya according to their people in the box given

Lichchavi - ___

Shakya - _

Videh - _

Malla - ___

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