MAHAJANAPADAS: Origin, States & Key Feature

(Modern Patna and Gaya) 

(Modern districts of Monghyr and Bhagalpur, Bihar)

(located at the confluence of the Ganga and Champa rivers)

(North of Ganga in the division of Tirhut)

(Modern Basarh in North Bihar)

• It was a confederacy including Lichchhavis, Jnatrikas, and Vajjis.
• Mahavira belonged to the Jnatrikas Clan. 

(Gangetic Plains U.P.)

(Varanasi U.P.)

(between the Varuna and Assi rivers)

(north-western Pakistan)

(Major centre for trade and learning)

(Eastern U.P., including Ayodhya)

• Northern Kosala: Shravasti 
• Southern Kosala: Kushavati

(Modern Bodhan, district Nizamabad, and parts of Adilabad in Telangana)

(Eastern part of Bundelkhand region)

(on the banks of river Yamuna) 

(at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna, near Allahabad)

• King: Udayana
• Vatsa was known for its fine cotton textiles.

(Western U.P.)

(Western U.P.)

• Northern Panchala: Ahichchhatra (Bareilly, U.P.)
• Southern Panchala: Kampilya (Farukkhabad, U.P.) 

(Jaipur, Alwar and Bharatpur area of Rajasthan)

(on the banks of river Yamuna) 

(Central Malwa)

North Avanti – Ujjain

South Avanti – Mahishmati

(Father-in-law of Udayana)

(Rajouri and Hajra (Kashmir) and NorthWest Frontier Province of Pakistan)

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