Q. Consider the following statements regarding Kosala Mahajanpad:
- Kosala embraced the territory occupied by eastern Uttar Pradesh and had its capital at Varanasi.
- Kosala included the tribal republic territory of the Shakyas of Kapilvastu.
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Notes: Kosala embraced the territory occupied by eastern Uttar Pradesh and had its capital at Shravasti, which is similar to Sahet-Mahet on the borders of Gonda and Bahraich districts in Uttar Pradesh. But we see the beginning of a mud fort. In Kosala there was an important city named Ayodhya, which is associated with the story of Ramayana.
Kosala also included the tribal republic territory of the Shakyas known as Kapilvastu. The capital of Kapilvastu has been identified with Piprahwa in Basti district. Lumbini, which is located at a distance of 15 km from Piprahwa in Nepal, served as another capital of the Shakyas. In an Ashokan inscription, it is said to be the birthplace of Gautam Buddha and it was here that he was brought up.
Varanasi was the capital of the kingdom of Kashi.