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  2. Magadha - Wikipedia

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    Magadha was a region and kingdom in ancient India, based in the eastern Ganges Plain. It was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas during the Second Urbanization period. The region was ruled by several dynasties, which overshadowed, conquered, and incorporated the other Mahajanapadas.

  3. Gaṇasaṅgha - Wikipedia

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    The Mahajanapadas were the sixteen most powerful states in Ancient India. Among the Mahajanapadas and other smaller states around them, some of the states followed a republican form of government. The Gaṇasaṅghas of Ancient India. The word gaṇa (/ ˈ ɡ ʌ n ə /; Sanskrit: गण) in Sanskrit and Pali means group or community. It can ...

  4. Magadha (Mahajanapada) - Wikipedia

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    Magadha was an ancient Indo-Aryan kingdom and one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas during the Second Urbanization period, based in the eastern Ganges Plain, in ancient India. Magadha played an important role in the development of Jainism and Buddhism .

  5. Mahajanapadas - Wikipedia

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    Silver coin of Magadha mahajanapada (c. 350 BCE) King Bimbisara of Magadha with his royal cortege issuing from the city of Rajagriha to visit the Buddha. The Magadha was one of the most prominent and prosperous of Mahajanapadas. [60] King Bimbisara of Magadha visits the Bamboo Garden (Venuvana) in Rajagriha; artwork from Sanchi.

  6. Janapada - Wikipedia

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    With the rise of sixteen Mahajanapadas ("great janapadas"), most of the states were annexed by more powerful neighbours, although some remained independent. [1] Late Vedic era map showing the boundaries of Āryāvarta with Janapadas in northern India. Beginning of Iron Age kingdoms in India— Kuru, Panchala, Kosala, Videha.

  7. History of Bihar - Wikipedia

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    Magadha was the centre of Indian power, learning and culture for about a thousand years. One of India's greatest empires, the Maurya Empire , as well as two major pacifist religions, Buddhism and Jainism , arose from the region that is now Bihar. [ 7 ]

  8. Rajgir - Wikipedia

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    Rajgir, old name Rajagriha, meaning "The City of Kings," is an ancient city and university town in the district of Nalanda in Bihar, India.It was the capital of the Haryanka dynasty, the Pradyota dynasty, the Brihadratha dynasty and the Mauryan Empire, as well as the dwelling ground of historical figures such as Buddha, Mahavira and Bimbisara.

  9. Pataliputra - Wikipedia

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    Pataliputra (IAST: Pāṭaliputra), adjacent to modern-day Patna, Bihar, [1] was a city in ancient India, originally built by Magadha ruler Ajatashatru in 490 BCE, as a small fort (Pāṭaligrāma) near the Ganges river. [2] [3] Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the confluence of two rivers, the Son and the Ganges.