INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Avanti, kingdom of ancient India, in the territory of present Madhya Pradesh state. The area was for a time part of the historical province of Malwa . About 600 bce the Avanti capital was Mahismati (probably modern Godarpura on the Narmada River), but it was soon moved to Ujjayini (near present-day Ujjain).

Detailed explanation-2: -Avanti kingdom was in the territory of present Madhya Pradesh state. Ujjain was the capital of Avanti.

Detailed explanation-3: -Avanti was divided into north and south by river Vetravati. Initially, Mahissati (Sanskrit Mahishamati) was the capital of Southern Avanti, and Ujjaini (Sanskrit Ujjayini) was of northern Avanti, but at the times of Mahavira and Buddha, Ujjaini was the capital of integrated Avanti.

Detailed explanation-4: -Among the Mahajanapadas, Ujjain was the capital of Avanti. The Mahajanapadas were 16 kingdoms that existed in Northern ancient India from the sixth to fourth centuries BCE during the early second urbanization period.

Detailed explanation-5: -The janapada was divided into two parts by the Vindhyas, the northern part had its capital at Ujjayini and the southern part had its centre at Mahishmati.