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Early Buddhist and Jaina texts mention how many mahajanapadas?

ASixteen
BTwelve
CTwenty
DEleven
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Sixteen
1. The lists vary between texts. 2. There were sixteen mahajanapadas. 3. Vajji, Magadha, Koshala and Avanti recur. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 2, Kings, Farmers and Towns._
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