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Answer: 16
Explanation:
During the lifetime of Lord Gautam Buddha, sixteen great powers (Mahajanpadas) existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC. The ancient and modern names of the 16 mahajanapadas :
(1) Kashi (Benaras), (2) Kosal
(Lucknow), (3) Malla (Gorakhpur),
(4) Vatsa (Allahabad), (5) Chedi
(Kanpur),(6)Kuru(Delhi),(7) Panchal
(Rohilkhand),(8) Matsya (Jaipur),(9)
Shurasen(Mathura),(10)Ashmak
(Aurangabad,Maharashtra), (11)
Avanti (Ujjain), (12) Ang (Champa
East Bihar), (13) Magadha (South
Bihar), (14) Vrijji (North Bihar), (15)
Gandhara (Peshawar), (16) Kamboj
(Near Gandhara).
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