The Janapadas and Mahajanapadas represent the state system of 600BC. The processes of emergence of Mahajanpadas were initiated by certain important economic changes and the consequent socio-political developments witnessed during the period. Here, we are giving the list of Ancient Janapadas and Mahajanapadas for better understanding of the ancient ruling style and monarchical condition.
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List of Ancient Janapadas and Mahajanapadas
| Janapadas & Mahajanapadas | Capital | Location |
| Anga | Champa | Modern districts of Monger and Bhagalpur in Bihar. |
| Magadha | Earlier Rajgriha, later Patliputra | Covered the modern districts of Patna, Gaya, and parts of Shahabad. |
| Malla | Capitals at Kusinara and Pawa | Covered the modern districts of Deoria, Basti, Gorakhpur and Siddarthnagar in eastern UP. |
| Vajji | Vaishali | Situated north of the river Ganga in Bihar. |
| Kosala | Sravasti | Covered modern day districts of Faziabad, Gonda, Bahraich of eastern Uttar Pradesh. |
| Kashi | Varanasi | Located in the region around Varanasi (modern Banaras). |
| Chedi | Shuktimati | Covered present day Bundelkhand region. |
| Kuru | Indraprastha | Covered modern Haryana and Delhi. |
| Vatsa | Kaushambi | Covered modern districts Allahabad, Mirzapur. |
| Panchala | Ahichhatra(Uttara Panchala) and Kampilya( Dakshina Panchala) | Covered the area of present western UP up to the east of river Yamuna up to Kosala janapada. |
| Matsya | Viratanagara | Covered the areas of Alwar, Bhartpur and Jaipur in Rajasthan. |
| Sursena | Mathura | Covered the area around Mathura. |
| Avanti | Ujjaini and Mahishmati | Covered the western India (modern Malawa). |
| Ashmaka | Potana | Situated in the southern part of the India between the rivers Narmada and Godavari. |
| Kamboja | Capital at Rajapura in modern-day Kashmir | Covered the area of Hindukush (modern Hazara districts of Pakistan) |
| Gandhara | Taxila | Covered the western part of Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. |
In the above list of Ancient Janapadas and Mahajanapadas symbolize amalgamation of a large number of rural and urban settlements, considered 16 in number in 600 BC, though different texts give different numbers.
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