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The republic states were known as gana-sanghas. Here the territory was governed by an assembly. Power was vested in the hands of the heads of the leading kshatriya families. These heads called themselves rajas. There could be thousands of rajas. They usually met once a year in an assembly to discuss important issues and elect their leader. The ganas were named after the ruling Kshatriya clan. The gana-sanghas had two divisions in society one was the ruling class - the kshatriya families called rajkula. The other was the labourer class called karmakara. The ruling families had all the powers whereas the karmakaras had no rights. Women, slaves and karamkaras were not allowed to participate in any assemblies or discussion.
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