Which was the most powerful of the sixteen Mahajanapadas?

Q. Which was the most powerful of the sixteen Mahajanapadas?
Answer: Kashi
Notes: Before Buddha, Kasi was the most powerful of the sixteen Mahajanapadas. Several jataka tales bear witness to the supremacy between Kashi and the three kingdoms of Kosala, Anga and Magadha.

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