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INTRODUCTIDN

o alncintndin anumbu
mbti pO emexged as a veu poLexeul mahajana
duuning iar
emLngtd
Aoe,
Vidi_ tthat
Lta4
Kimgdoo pada
dha tin
MagaH.. uLilla
he kingdom o Maqadka. as
Uughl uheng ML pYeAeAu day Bihan
CADL he indp -anqauLplain. Jhee qdomab.
RL ale called AALpulsicu amd ts n0A
t i t u a t n d

in
w 0gandrd Ala guLatic a l l . Ue
name kauki u 2he tube utha Littled
u
3 . K A S H I

a_ame emt ALaionaneumd Yananasi urh

iel_tuu capita
Maha jamapadas aHL MOMAomi4 i hat_Vanánai get i
itendtine and diriptins.Jue nm Maha amapada- ldted. Luln U_0 belir
uallymeaus "goat iun and donied ueAA tnati duwouownd tha diy,nam
predominaut pes
SaMskoik dh izt@en Malajamapada HL helon anunaand Kahi QcCupied a
Mahajanpadas, helame thu u
Hh stodt obuddluum imndinNunugt, kese amon4 th Ain0on
iplara ueH Trikal koilemenls Amiialy,1ugLL h. LomaL Ta knour a let about Kashi
obuddlbalm kl
Jatakas. Duiiug iL e ol buddiaa, it waL
Mebrn pla i mntionedla
h qrahing_land lA[oan mahajampadás imArented inta Knsala. hin
guenv humir im dMail-_ inMatsya Punana
kauhika /kauslaaka
ANGA 4ikoSALA- 0 mideu Io the
A Kimgdonau e Angn. is mLonad in ma Ataatu Kosala was locatid axouuad
iVeda, and waB JoCnd kiughly at tnt sili e ta opreunt olay garakkp. in ilttan.Prads
noath sLst I wA
pALUnAay Bihan _Aud Amm paxi qalet bemaal Lapital_ ia ekesata_uras uaai
hamgainthunord
ankod im tiL AöuTh by Rimen
m Magadlua by Ries laampa dongaUAL oL the east by"2akt Chnda
by h2 mlyas and
h i mt aisaimg l i s and und3 am mparia ilg kuls ura salled kimg
Praseyt she uAA
Puing his Lon
duLreoded. Jay ais Lon ViduÄakha:
iaa om th Aiz pMincipal iliu o eadlyIndia
MAGADHA kngala_usns Ayadhy
h&Magadkas aMI KnAd, to imthu Magadha:h m a e r c h i e L i e
Sakita Qmd ShaNAMIL
Hhanara Yeda Maghdhas uonerqedi as a nuxu
nndom in Har Lm o Binoisma and hi AM-5VAIII Lompelsed of_eight to ine allied
Biakalaath. Hlaeaalit ailimq dnay ALc g JAe Va
bicame an _ipOtanlT
Mahabaaxta 0nd PAziuak kema to b di AOCAA and. taiX kmglompelilical ActiulMA IuL
u kino lridaadziha, BuLddlkim_OUAd anAn \EHE- Lem[e cullnal and
Qui -Hhe
.
oNinau COmasie diMaLnA -
ekealuy locatrd n northenmIndia
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i e raLes, the a n d Hhe
w n R _ L a l l k d _ V a l l h u

MaL_Oigun a te kuinu clan. Lam bR }iacd.

Lelari cind ttaanCapttal
buddhim
tai bkasata jhmuly domi Em_tAtHLdled
smpeatant cemtin oi
aA an halIndia aind ueme use Lawng beyond the
io
headquartos H R _ e p u b l i z

GMALLA
obuMio jana pada ju Lneated unu d1d and souud iaealth: he kwus.
DeNAatinhii_
disluict o ufanPadush. Mosnontag LCLadeepublir gorenammtem
mamancA dunin 5
Buddhiukmunion-the

sniptuutestarsans and Caniuhb.

Mallas.ain tike Lns upo3ed ta kL and han d-
Qih_peutzn 1oAsSAKA
peapka oMalla uxu Ky_Manlukr hakaalsa knsum as Aslhmaka.as kingdo
Alic Aoci And thub, doninon laut aslorahd inhe sauth india h i capital
o Assaka. una knouzn as Pelasna .1was
DARpLO PaMa_amd. kizimana 4aihod MULh ia _conlial Ladia and eatencled ilR setthenn
mpontante i duo enunse, _eaR_Atho Paddha. TadiaMhe Assakas ang_placed. im e north-weaË m
dla Mäkindiya Puxana dnd he_6xhat Sarmita.
ibutking i kast a kuaimaha. LAvANI
LHEI: AOli iaas an inipoataut kimadon othr lixl
India liinnq am tial doiifia,
imalaajampadas,and it lay m tar ueMerm pant Iudi
L_HANMN._ Yamuna 8udalim eAL te prerminemie in tuis ingdom and_
shoy ana minaangd im ihe Riqvoda and ci that tiu uA enR tta olhln kiagdoms nlicla initiala
lcollod, ukimodi monhomed. a AL_tapitn 9ddnism im a angen mannm u kindom_iNas divide
Chadi. clhedi KunMdom al onk ths iatior maha.
and pod.ad', Ond MAA ulid bu gola, nohond 2eirih Availi aad the donth ihad li_
JanaAandhae Magadhaand uruedlhon. an all Coal at uijpins i MalAsaali uas tiae capital. s Avaal
9iTSYA- gu Lim Has hegunnin4 wiith ua9 nteratedG into 'jau
Ldunina ALpAHsd Malkamina and Biuddka.Avaii
kuuHhe
wA woAMa i Aatskags ehl-Hoey M3 amalamatid nto
Lorniny modenn doy hnhad uatd ad Haa HAMa4adha. emapiML uMdon e_Aiqm af Siaunaga
Laital. sili was knoAm imuttan Prados 12GANDHARA
h Gamdhana. k.mgd.om Compimd ath
drlls ans DB d ime:daz_ ya Gandhcnas uohie utk uglaly traiued imtimant LWar
ecomung
Vafia
Nocth,uWuond oe and h aaNeamenuam u laxAtlaza. Veda as
knoA Ba Udza we. Jhi GaadlhanaRungcom u siateon maha
1paadas ums aunded hi GaacaLa, Senaf AzuddLa_
. whe wO - Aon YayaliGandhara wu a

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akahina-panelhal sutud a ona the
mpukant seact inlennatuanal (ommatial adindis mahaanpadas nentte Panchalaa
had
a hod
wided communicalen Anlhu a Luilruu Lineen Oapilal and ut had
zn
kdn a m and (embials
C h h a l h a r a l u _
ad A
karnplya.-
i capilal at
kambeja wa ido kaveoon lecata
itled s
idea o Hiudukuh he kamba beime

lMakabhanata, kaulilya Arthasnaslna dnd Ad

EAict No:XIL uhich staatae kambajaawo
la Hepublke peopli
J4MATSYa
he kimad om of Matao uas 0ninvam
limpnatant past ThR LinlDen ma kajanapadas.lis
Nayseuth Hhe kus andwes otR Yamna
Ae sepaxatnd thsm euom Hak Panehala u kugtea
o Maya u Aaid te hait ompLed the_R0gitm
pHerit day saipur in Laasthan leng Anlil
Auar. aid Blaialpua lhe undea a i Kidom.
Ahds kin4 liialaand heapital kngdann

6!SURASENA
u_location eAar AuaAena_Lznd 2ad-
hl wE Ldi ¢ hi Yamuwna and had.ili aplak-
a f Matuuaa' he king Sunasa AVanpLI
laigd, 0 a l aelL im pLenmAuny Buddlhimim
kinglorns Ho was ma she ihe_distiplu
s
Budiha ad aimad a 2nsading luis knaustedgt
dho Capua
all osugh i inadom.
HMom
Mathuuna iANa_an mpeaiantLont Suakra
d Knisdoma. klii, luimehe kingdom
uds 4nnunLd lay Magadha EnplA
6PANLHALA Lktara-fanckala
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