Sixteen Mahajanapadas
English
Periodc. 600 BCE onward Exam importanceHigh
Sixteen major territorial states that emerged in northern India by the 6th century BCE, marking a shift from smaller tribal Janapadas to larger, more centralised political units — a foundational stage before Mauryan unification.
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