Match the following Janapadas with their capitals.Column A Column B 1. Kashi a. Varanasi 2. Kosala b. Shravasti 3. Avanti c. Ujjayini 4. Magadha d. Rajagriha
1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
Buddhist texts such as the Anguttara Nikaya list sixteen Mahajanapadas that flourished in the 6th century BCE.
Kashi had its capital at Varanasi, so 1-a.
Kosala had its capital at Shravasti (with Ayodhya/Saketa as other important centres), so 2-b.
Avanti had its northern capital at Ujjayini (with Mahishmati in the south), so 3-c.
Magadha had its early capital at Rajagriha (Girivraja), later shifted to Pataliputra, so 4-d.
Hence, the matching is 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d.
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