In the later Vedic Age, a number of small kingdoms or city states had covered the subcontinent, many mentioned in Vedic, early Buddhist and Jaina literature as far back as 500 BCE. sixteen monarchies and "republics" known as the Mahajanapadas—Kashi, Kosala, Anga, Magadha, Vajji (or Vriji), Malla, Chedi, Vatsa (or Vamsa), Kuru, Panchala, Matsya (or Machcha), Shurasena, Assaka, Avanti, Gandhara, and Kamboja—stretched across the Indo-Gangetic Plain from modern-day Afghanistan to Bengal and Maharashtra. This period saw the second major rise of urbanism in India after the Indus Valley Civilisation. COUNT 5
QSN1 By what age had many small states covered the subcontinent? ANS1 later Vedic Age QSN2 How many small states covered the Ganges Plain of India? ANS2 sixteen monarchies QSN3 What were the sixteen kingdoms called? ANS3 Mahajanapadas QSN4 What second period did the rise of the small kingdoms show? ANS4 urbanism QSN5 What was the first major urbanization in India? ANS5 Indus Valley Civilisation