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						What was name given to the republican states in ancient India which had a federal character?
													What was name given to the republican states in ancient India which had a federal character?												
												
												
		 
                    
The republics in ancient India were divided into pure republics and Kshatriya aristocracies. The republics and the aristocracies were of two types which are unitary and federal. The republics having a federal character were called Janapadas or state-republics.