History of India, 600 BC, Formation of the Sixteen Maha Janapadas – The Great Kingdoms

The formation of the Sixteen Maha Janapadas in India began around 600 BC.

These great kingdoms were formed by various tribal and clan chiefs who had risen to power during the decline of the Vedic era.

The most prominent of these great kingdoms were the Avanti, Vatsa, Kosala, Kashi, Gandhara, Kamboja, Magadha, and Anga.

These great kingdoms had their own independent courts and assemblies and were ruled by a king.

Magadha was the most powerful of the sixteen kingdoms and it was the first to have its own coinage system.

The cities of these great kingdoms were well developed and had a strong trading system.

The great kingdoms of India were united in the Mauryan Empire in 321 BC under the rule of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya.

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