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प्रश्न
Why did the rajas of mahajanapadas build forts?
उत्तर
Rajas of the mahajanapadas built forts to protect their people from attacks from other kings. Another reason for building of forts might be the desire to show how rich and powerful the raja was.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State whether true or false:
Many cities in mahajanapadas were fortified
Long Answer Type Question:
What was an important feature of capital cities of ‘mahajanapadas’? Why were they fortified? How were they fortified?
Map Skills
On an outline physical map of India, mark these ‘janapadas’ or ‘mahajanapadas’.
(i) Gandhara
(ii) Kuru
(iii) Panchala
(iv) Kosala
(v) Avanti
(vi) Magadha
(vii) Anga
(viii) Vajji.
Mudrarakshasa was written by ______.
Name any two major Mahajanapadas.
______ Mahajanapadas dotted the Indo – Gangetic plain in sixth century BC.
Sixteen ______ dotted the Indo-Gangetic plain in the sixth century BC (BCE).
Among the four Mahajana padas, Vatsa emerged as an empire.
Name the sixteen Mahajanapadas.
Match the following:
| 1. | Panchala | a. | Foreign Notice |
| 2. | Mahavamsa | b. | Daughter |
| 3. | Ashoka | c. | Proclamation |
| 4. | Sangamithra | d. | Mahajanapada |
| 5. | Edict | e. | Governor of Ujjain |
