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Between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE, the most powerful mahajanapada was:
AGandhara
BMagadha
CKuru
DAvanti
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Magadha
Magadha (in present-day Bihar) became the most powerful mahajanapada between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE.
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