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प्रश्न
Why did the rajas of mahajanapadas build forts?
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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
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.
Answer in one sentence.
What is meant by mahajanapada?
Can you name the following?
They had a four-column army -
The Kingdom which was most powerful among the four Mahajanapadas.
Kosala, one of the Mahajanapadas belonged to ______.
How were Mahajanapadas formed?
Sixteen ______ dotted the Indo-Gangetic plain in the sixth century BC (BCE).
Among the four Mahajana padas, Vatsa emerged as an empire.
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 |
