alleryThe Mahajanapadas existed in which span of centuries?
ASecond to fourth centuries CE
BFirst to third centuries CE
CTenth to eighth centuries BCE
DSixth to fourth centuries BCE
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Sixth to fourth centuries BCE
1. The Mahajanapadas belong to the age of early cities in the Ganges plain.
2. They existed from the sixth to fourth centuries BCE.
3. The tenth to eighth centuries BCE is earlier, and the CE ranges are far later, after the Mauryas.
_Source: Wikipedia, Mahajanapadas, lead section_
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