How many great powers (Mahajanapadas) existed in the 7th and early 6th centuries BC, during the lifetime of Lord Gautam Buddha?
गौतम बुद्ध के जीवनकाल के दौरान 7वीं तथा आरंभिक 6वीं शताब्दी ईसा पूर्व में कितने महाजनपद अस्तित्व में थे?
The correct answer is 16. Ancient Buddhist literature, especially the Anguttara Nikaya, refers to sixteen major territorial states known as the M…