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Which of the following was the northernmost Janapada in the later Vedic Period?

  1. Gandhara

  2. Kuru

  3. Panchala

  4. Kosala
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Gandhara was the northernmost Janapada during the later Vedic period, located in present-day northwest Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. Its geographical position in the northwest made it the frontier territory bordering the Iranian plateau.

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