PYQ · UPSC Combined Defence Services 2022 · General Knowledge · Q93 Difficulty 2/5
Ancient India› Mahajanapadas, Buddhism and Jainism
From among the following Mahajanapadas, identify the gana / sangha (oligarchy) :
Answer b.
Explanation Answer · b
The Vajji confederacy, with its capital at Vaishali, was a gana-sangha ruled by assemblies of clan heads. Among the sixteen mahajanapadas, most were monarchies, but some, such as the Vajji confederacy (including the Lichchhavis) of north Bihar, were ganas or sanghas governed collectively by a group of rulers.
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