Consider the following statements regarding the Kuru Mahajanapada during the sixth century BCE:
1. It represented the political continuation of the older Vedic core region but lost its primary dominance to eastern kingdoms like Magadha and Kosala.
2. Its administrative centers were situated around Indraprastha and Hastinapur in the upper Gangetic divide.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. The Kuru kingdom was the cultural heartland during the Later Vedic period. However, during the transition to the Mahajanapadas era and the second urbanization, the center of economic and military power shifted eastward to the middle Gangetic basin, turning the Kuru region into a secondary political force.

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