Vaishali is linked with which political tradition in ancient India?
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Correct answer: Republican tradition
Vaishali is traditionally associated with the Vajji confederacy, a gana-sangha or oligarchic-republican form of political organisation. Power was not concentrated in a single hereditary monarch in the same way as in a monarchy; assemblies and leading clans played important roles. The term should not be equated automatically with modern universal democracy. The other options refer to unrelated urban, naval, or numismatic contexts.
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Republican tradition
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Vaishali is traditionally associated with the Vajji confederacy, a gana-sangha or oligarchic-republican form of political organisation. Power was not concentrated in a single hereditary monarch in the same way as in a monarchy; assemblies and leading clans played important roles. The term should not be equated automatically with modern universal democracy. The other options refer to unrelated urban, naval, or numismatic contexts.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 History question. Chapter: Writing and City Life.
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