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UGC NET December 2019 History
According to the Jaina text Bhagavati Sutra, how many ganarajyas of Kashi and Kosala formed part of the powerful political confederacy of eastern India which opposed Ajatashatru, the king of Magadha?
A9
B10
C18 ✓ Correct
D36
Correct answer: (C) 18 — There were eighteen ganarajyas, so the answer is 18.
Explanation
★There were eighteen ganarajyas, so the answer is 18.
★The Bhagavati Sutra is a major Jaina canonical text.
★It records a powerful confederacy of eastern India against Ajatashatru of Magadha.
★This was the Vajji confederacy, which included eighteen ganarajyas of Kashi and Kosala.
★Ajatashatru's war with the Vajji confederacy lasted about sixteen years.
★So the number of ganarajyas in the confederacy was eighteen.
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