Ancient History PYQ 76 of 208 · 6th Century BCE - Political Condition

Where was the world’s first republican system in the sixth century BC?

  1. AVaishali
  2. BAthens
  3. CSparta
  4. DPataliputra

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Correct answer: (a) Vaishali

Explanation

The Licchavis of Vaishali. Among the Mahajanapadas only Vajji and Malla were republics, and the Licchavis were the strongest of the eight clans in the Vajji confederacy.

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