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why did the rajas of mahajanapadas build forts ?

     The rajas of mahajanapadas build forts due to the following reasons:
  1. For protection purposes as people were afraid of attacks from other kings and needed protection.
  2. To show wealth and power - Rulers wanted to show their wealth and power by building large, tall and impressive walls around their cities.
  3. Control of population - The land and the people living inside the fortified area could be controlled more easily by the king.
  4. Employment through labour work as lakhs of bricks and stone had to be prepared for building walls and thousands of people were to be engaged for such projects.

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they build forts to protect themselves and to live great wall of china is an example of this and in most forts you will see a standing place for rangetd attackers on the corners of the fort

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Rajas of mahajanpadas built forts as they were afraid from attacks from other rulers. some wanted to show how rich and powerful they were by building really tall,huge and impressive walls around their cities.also in this way the people living in the fortified areas could be controlled more easily. building such tall walls required a great planning.

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The Raja's of Mahajanapadas built forts to protect their people from attacks of other kings.Another reason for building of forts might be the desire to show how rich and pwerful the king was.........

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Rajas of the mahajanapadas built forts to protect their people from attacks from other kings. Another reason for building of forts might be the desire to show how rich and powerful the raja was.

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  • it was to show power
  • it was to protect people
  • it was built by kings so that they would be remembered in history
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to protect there kingdom from being destroyed by other powerful kings. To show there wealth

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the rajas of mahajanapadas built forts for the following-

1- To protect the people

2- To impress other people

3- So that the public is controlled easily.

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the rajas of the mahajnpadas built forts because of the following reasons:

1. to show their extreme wealth and power.

2. to protect their cities from external attacks.

3.to have a direct control over the people as they aare all inside the forts.

Some examples for these are the fortification wall at Kaushambi and the great wall of china.

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