1 History & Culture · 1.1.4 Mahajanapadas and the rise of Magadha

1.1.4.1 Sixteen Mahajanapadas and the gana-sanghas

By the sixth century BCE the tribal territories of north India had grown into sixteen large states, mostly monarchies but a few ruled by assemblies of clan chiefs (ganas or sanghas).

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Key terms

  • Mahajanapada
  • Anguttara Nikaya
  • gana
  • sangha
  • Vajji
  • Licchavi
  • Malla
  • Shakya
  • Kosala
  • Avanti
  • Assaka
  • Gandhara
  • Kamboja

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