Answer

Agar aap 16 महाजनपदों ki baat kar rahe hain, to Jain aur Buddhist granthon mein un 16 alag-alag rajyon ka ullekh milta hai; unhe kisi ek raja ne “jeeta” nahin tha. ( adcpub.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com)

Agar aap 16 rajya jeetne wale prashn ki baat kar rahe hain, to parampara ke anusaar ise Samrat Bindusara se joda jata hai. Taranatha ki parampara mein kaha gaya hai ki Chanakya ne Bindusara ko 16 rajyon par vijay dilayi. ( ebooks.inflibnet.ac.in)

Explanation

Isliye short answer yeh hai: “16 rajya” ka ullekh aksar Bindusara ke sandarbh mein aata hai, lekin 16 mahajanpad ko Jain tradition mein ek historical list ke roop mein yaad kiya jata hai. ( adcpub.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com)

Takeaway

Ek raja = Bindusara, lekin 16 mahajanpad = alag-alag pracheen rajya. ( adcpub.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com)