Mahajanapadas where power was shared by a number of men called rajas were known as:
AKula or gotra
BGanas or sanghas
CRajya or rashtra
DGrama or nagara
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Ganas or sanghas
1. They were oligarchies.
2. Such states were ganas or sanghas.
3. Mahavira and the Buddha belonged to them.
_Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History I, Theme 2, Kings, Farmers and Towns._
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