INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

CAPITAL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In sixth century BC, Suktimati was the capital of
A
Chedi
B
Kuru
C
Avanti
D
Panchala
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Suktimati was the capital city of the Chedi kingdom, which was a part of the Yadava dynasty. The kingdom was located in the Bundelkhand division of Madhya Pradesh. In Buddhist texts it is listed as one of the sixteen ‘mahajanapadas ‘ ("great realms” of northern and central India).

Detailed explanation-2: -Suktimati was the capital of Chedi.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shuktimati (Sanskrit: , romanized: Śuktimatī) is the capital city of the Chedi kingdom featured in Hindu literature. It lays on the banks of the eponymous river Shuktimati, which flows through the region. It is referred to as Sotthivati-nagara in the Pali-language Buddhist texts.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most powerful city state of India in the 6th century BC was Magadh. The Magadha Empire came into existence when the four Mahajanpada-Magadha, Kosala, Vatsa and Avanti were engaged in the struggle for the supremacy from the 6th Century BC to 4th Century BC.

Detailed explanation-5: -Chedi kingdom is the part of present Bundelkhand region to the south of river Yamuna along the river Ken. Its capital was called Suktimati in Sanskrit.

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