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The RISE OF TERRITORIAL STATE Ancient history map of 16 mahajnpadas Sixteen territorial states came into existence in 6 th century B.C., they were also called Mahajanpadas.  Janpada the term composed  of Janas means “people” or subject and pada “foot” where the people put their feet . however, these were permanent settlements of the agricultural communities of the later Vedic age. The term mahajanpada was used to describe a large area capable of bearing taxes and various imposition . several Janpada included in a Mahajanpada .there were several thousand villages in a Janapada EMERGENCE OF MAHAJANPADAS. ·        The Vedic Janapadas were transformed into Mahajanpadas due to certain socio- political changes that took place in the 6 th century B.C. ·        Due to the new iron technology, the agricultural communities expanded. ·        Gahapatis emerg...

THE VEDIC AGE    (Chapter-3rd)   The Harappan cities began to decline around 1900 B.C and around the same time, we find archaeological evidence of the arrival of new people known as   Aryans or Indo-Aryans on the outskirts of the Harappan region. With the arrival of Indo-Aryans, Vedic Age Started in India. COMING OF ARYANS Some scholars believe that the Aryans were native to the soil of India while others believe that the Aryans migrated from outside , i.e . Central Asia ( Max Muller); Europe, Arctic region (B.G Tilak) and so on. Do You Know? Although we get the information about Rig Vedic age from the literary sources but people during that period did not know either to read or write. ·        Sapta Sindhu is a place where the first group that came to India settled here. And they lived here and gradually pushed into the valleys of the Ganges and the Yamuna. ·   ...