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What is a Janapada? How is it different from a mahajanapada?
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The combined territory of many tribes formed by expansion due to war was called the janapada.
Each Janapada was composed of a number of villages and a few towns and cities whereas a number of Janapadas joined together to form bigger and more powerful independent kingdoms called Mahajanapadas. Most of the mahajanapadas had a Capital city, many of which were fortified.
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