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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
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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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