Janapada
Major realms of Vedic India, c. 1500–600 BCE / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the film, see Janapada (film).
The Janapadas (lit. 'Foothold of the people') (pronounced [dʑɐnɐpɐdɐ]) (c. 1500–600 BCE) were the realms, republics (ganapada) and kingdoms (sāmarājya) of the Vedic period in the Indian subcontinent. The Vedic period reaches from the late Bronze Age into the Iron Age: from about 1500 BCE to the 6th century BCE. With the rise of sixteen Mahajanapadas ("great janapadas"), most of the states were annexed by more powerful neighbours, although some remained independent.[1]
- This detailed map shows the locations of kingdoms and republics mentioned in the Indian epics or Bharata Khanda.