Consider the following statements regarding the structural difference between monarchies and republics during the Mahajanapadas era:
1. Magadha and Kosala were governed by absolute hereditary kings.
2. The Vajji state functioned as a powerful confederacy of multiple distinct clans including the Lichchhavis.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. The political landscape was divided into monarchies and republics. Kingdoms like Magadha had centralized royal authority. Republics like the Vajji confederacy were managed by a corporate assembly of chiefs representing prominent clans, bypassing singular kingship frameworks.

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