alleryOn the banks of which river were many Assakas located in the Buddha's time?
ASutlej
BGanga
CYamuna
DGodavari
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Godavari
1. The Assakas lived south of the Vindhya mountains.
2. Many were on the banks of the Godavari.
3. Ganga, Yamuna and Sutlej flow in the north.
_Source: Wikipedia, Mahajanapadas, section Aśmaka_
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