Janapada of Kasi

State · 600–451 BCE · at its largest around 600 BCE

Mahajanapada centred on Varanasi on the Ganges, a prestigious kingdom that was absorbed by its rival Kosala.

On its lands while it lasted

• Varanasi (c. 600 BCE): Capital of Janapada of Kasi (600 BCE–451 BCE).
• Mahajanapadas (c. 600–345 BCE): Sixteen great kingdoms and republics of northern India in the 6th century BCE, among which Magadha eventually became dominant.

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