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Where was the capital of Surasena Mahajanpada?

  1. Viratnagar
  2. Taxila
  3. Kashi
  4. Mathura

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Option 4 : Mathura
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The Correct Answer is Mathura.

  • The Kingdom of Surasena was an ancient Indian region corresponding to the present-day Braj region in Uttar Pradesh.
  • The Capital of Surasena was Mathura.
  • Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya, Surasena states that it was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas.

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The sixteen Mahajanapadas are as follows:

Mahajanapadas Capitals
Kashi Varanasi
Kosala Shravasti
Magadha Girivraja/ Rajagriha
Vajii Vaishali
Malla Kusinara
Chedi Sothivati
Kuru Indraprastha
Vatsa Kausambi
Panchala Ahichchatra and Kampilya
Matsya Viratanagara
Surasena Mathura
Assaka Potali/Podana
Avanti Ujjain
Gandhara Taxila
Kamboja Poonch
Anga Champa
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