The 16 Mahajanapadas were major kingdoms or oligarchies that existed in ancient India during the 6th-4th centuries BCE. Their geographical locations are key to arranging them spatially: 1. Ashmaka (Assaka) Located in the Deccan region, on the banks of the Godavari River (modern Maharashtra/ Andhra Pradesh). This is the southernmost among the given options. 2. Chedi Located in the Bundelkhand region (parts of modern Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh), south of the Yamuna River. It was north of Ashmaka. 3. Panchala Located in the fertile region of the upper Ganges valley, in present-day western Uttar Pradesh. It was north of Chedi. 4. Kamboja Located in the extreme northwest of the Indian subcontinent, possibly in parts of modern Afghanistan and Pakistan, adjoining Gandhara. This is the northernmost among the given options.Therefore, the south-to-north order is Ashmaka (2) -> Chedi (1) -> Panchala (3) -> Kamboja (4), which is 2-1-3-4.
Arrange the following 'Mahajanapadas' in terms of their locations from south to north : 1. Chedi 2. Ashmaka 3. Panchala 4. Kamboja Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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