The Chedis were group of ancient people of India living on the south of the river Yamuna. Avanti was a famous kingdom of ancient India. During the early days Avanti had also become an important commercial centre of the country and a lot of important trade activities took place in Avanti. Divided into Uttara Panchala and Dakshina Panchala, It was counted as one of the sixteen mahajanapadas. The Gandhara kingdom comprised of the Gandharas and was one amongst the sixteen mahajanapadas. The country of Kosala was ideally seated to the northwest of Magadha. The Vatsa was the kingdom that followed the monarchical form of government. The kingdom of Surasena, underwent a lot metamorphosis in terms of religion. Anga is one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas that prospered during that era. The kuru janapada is one of the sixteen mahajanapadas. Kingdom of Assaka or Ashmaka was situated in the southern part of India and one of the sixteen mahajanapadas. Kasi was one of the most powerful of the sixteen mahajanapadas. Malla was an ancient Indian dynasty. It is also one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas. This dynasty has been mentioned in some of the ancient texts. The Kingdom of Matsya was again an important part of the sixteen mahajanapadas. The Kamboja kingdom comprised of the Gandharas and was one amongst the sixteen mahajanapadas. Sixteen Mahajanapadas of ancient India includes Vajji as one of them. |