The Vatsa Mahajanapada with its center at Kaushambi occupied an exceptionally wealthy position along the ancient trade loop primarily because it controlled the intersection of which communication corridors?

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Kaushambi held a supreme geopolitical advantage along the Yamuna river. It sat at the critical node where bulk water transit met the overland trade paths heading south. Merchants moving goods from Magadha toward Avanti, or travelling down from the Uttarapatha axis toward the rich mineral mines of the Dakshinapatha plain, converged at Kaushambi, fueling its market wealth through customs toll extractions.

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