A History of Agriculture in India v1.c27.3

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In the sixth century B.C., India had sixteen large States called Mahajanapadas. The administrative unit at the district level was called Janapada. Of Mahajanapadas, Magadha, Kosala, Vatsa and Videha in eastern India were powerful States. Kosala had its capital at Sravasti, which has been identified as the present Sahet-mahet on the borders of Gonda and Bahraich districts in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya, which is associated with the Ramayana, was the capital of Kosala. Kosala also included the territory of Sakyas of Kapilavastu, where the Buddha was born. In the west was the State of Avanti with its capital at Ujjain. In western Uttar Pradesh and the adjoining areas of Rajasthan and Haryana were the States of Panchala, Surasena, Matsya and Kuru.