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Kosala was finally merged into Magadha when which king ruled Kosala?Read the answer and worked solution →The Puranas trace the origin of the Kurus to which family?Read the answer and worked solution →The Aitareya Brahmana locates the Kurus in which land?Read the answer and worked solution →The initial Magadha kingdom corresponded to which modern districts of Bihar?Read the answer and worked solution →What was the earliest capital of Magadha?Read the answer and worked solution →Where was the First Buddhist Council held?Read the answer and worked solution →The two Malla confederations had which two cities as capitals?Read the answer and worked solution →Into which two parts was the Panchala country divided?Read the answer and worked solution →The famous city of Kanyakubja, now called Kanauj, lay in which Mahajanapada?Read the answer and worked solution →Through which Surasena king did Buddhism gain ground in the Mathura country?Read the answer and worked solution →Roughly when did the Janapadas flourish, according to literary evidence?Read the answer and worked solution →In the Vedic samhitas, what does the term jana denote?Read the answer and worked solution →Which smaller assembly of wise elders advised the king in early Vedic states?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the name of the Panchala janapada suggest about its origin?Read the answer and worked solution →Which rising imperial power helped end the Janapadas around 500 BCE?Read the answer and worked solution →In a janapada, who was the commander of the army who assisted the king?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Janapada assembly handled the municipal administration of the capital city?Read the answer and worked solution →Who administered the villages of a janapada?Read the answer and worked solution →A conquest in all four directions by an early king was called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Who founded the Nanda dynasty of Magadha?Read the answer and worked solution →Who overthrew the Nanda dynasty and founded the Maurya Empire?Read the answer and worked solution →Which city became the capital of Magadha after Rajagriha?Read the answer and worked solution →According to the Puranas, which was the first ruling dynasty of Magadha?Read the answer and worked solution →Where did much of the Second Urbanisation take place, giving rise to Jainism and Buddhism?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Magadhan ruler's accession is said in the Puranas to have exterminated the old Kshatriyas?Read the answer and worked solution →The Nandas usurped the throne from which Magadhan dynasty around 345 BCE?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Kosala was finally merged into Magadha when which king ruled Kosala?

  1. Prasenajit
  2. Kansa
  3. Vidudabha
  4. Brihadratha
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Correct answer: C. Vidudabha

1. Prasenajit was succeeded by his son. 2. Kosala was ultimately merged into Magadha when Vidudabha was its ruler. 3. Prasenajit was the earlier king; Kansa and Brihadratha are tied to Kashi. _Source: Wikipedia, Mahajanapadas, section Kosala_

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The Puranas trace the origin of the Kurus to which family?

  1. Ikshvaku family
  2. Yadava family
  3. Puru-Bharata family
  4. Haryanka family
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Correct answer: C. Puru-Bharata family

1. The Puranas give the Kurus a royal lineage. 2. They trace the Kurus from the Puru-Bharata family. 3. The Yadavas and Ikshvakus are other lines, and the Haryankas ruled Magadha. _Source: Wikipedia, Mahajanapadas, section Kuru_

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The Aitareya Brahmana locates the Kurus in which land?

  1. Uttarapatha
  2. Dakshinapatha
  3. Madhyadesha
  4. Purvadesha
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Correct answer: C. Madhyadesha

1. The Aitareya Brahmana places the Kurus in the middle country. 2. That region is Madhyadesha. 3. Uttarapatha is the north-west and Dakshinapatha is the south. _Source: Wikipedia, Mahajanapadas, section Kuru_

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