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Matsya Mahajanapada of 6th Century B. C. was located on

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Western Uttar Pradesh
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Bundelkhand
  4. Rohilkhand

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Rajasthan

Explanation: The correct answer is B. Rajasthan. The Matsya Mahajanapada was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas mentioned in early Buddhist and Jain texts such as the Anguttara Nikaya. It was located in the north-western region of India, corresponding largely to the modern Alwar, Bharatpur, and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan. The capital of Matsya was Viratanagara, associated with the present-day Bairat in Rajasthan. This region was named after King Virata, a legendary ruler mentioned in the Mahabharata, under whose protection the Pandavas spent their incognito exile.