Describe the salient features of Mahajanapadas
Elaborate the problems faced by epigraphists.
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14th April 2018,
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Features of teh Mahajanpads were:
- Mahajanpads were forms of early states which were formed after combining several 'janas'. In sixth century BCE ancient India, there were 16 mahajanpads.
- While some mahajanpads had a monarchial form of governement ruled by the king, others were 'gana' or 'sanghas' or oligarchies. They were ruled by a group of people.
- Each mahajanpad had its own fortified capital city. The king lived in the capital.
- As mahajanpads developed, they built large standing armies and the system of bureaucracy to administer states.
- The king collected taxes from the people and spent the revenues on state administration and building of armies.
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