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  2. Magadha - Wikipedia

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

  3. List of monarchs of Magadha - Wikipedia

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    The Nanda dynasty was the fourth ruling house of Magadha. Mahapadma Nanda founded this dynasty in 345 BCE after murdering his own father, King Mahanandin. This dynasty was the shortest-living dynasty of Magadha, ruling for only 23 years from 345 to 329 BCE.

  4. Brihadratha - Wikipedia

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    Brihadratha established his dynasty in Magadha. Ripunjaya was the last in his lineage, who was killed by his minister in 682 BCE. [3] All the Puranas mention his sister Amna, as his successor. [citation needed] Kushagra was succeeded by his son Vrishava (or Rishava). Pushpavanta (or Pushyavanta or Punyavanta) was the son of Vrishava.

  5. Ashoka - Wikipedia

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    The Rock Edicts 2 and 13 suggest that these southernmost parts were controlled by the Cholas, the Pandyas, the Keralaputras, and the Satiyaputras. In the north-west, Ashoka's empire extended into Afghanistan, to the east of the Seleucid Empire ruled by Antiochus II. [2] The capital of Ashoka's empire was Pataliputra in the Magadha region. [151]

  6. List of wars involving Magadha - Wikipedia

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    Haryanka dynasty: Avanti: Defeat: Magadha failed to annex Avanti. [2] Magadha–Kosala War (Late 5th century BCE) Haryanka dynasty: Kosala: Victory: Magadha annexation of Kosala. [3] Magadha–Vajji war (484–468 BCE) Haryanka dynasty: Vajjika League: Victory: Magadha annexation of Vajjika Republic. [citation needed] Second Magadha–Avanti ...

  7. Dhana Nanda - Wikipedia

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    Dhana Nanda (died c. 321 BCE), according to the Buddhist text Mahabodhivamsa, was the last Nanda king of Magadha. Chandragupta Maurya raised an army that eventually conquered the Nanda capital Pataliputra and defeated him. This defeat marked the fall of the Nanda Empire and the birth of the Maurya Empire.

  8. Chandragupta Maurya - Wikipedia

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    Chandragupta Maurya [d] (reigned c. 320 – c. 298 BCE) [e] was the founder of the Maurya Empire and dynasty, based in Magadha (present-day Bihar). His rise to power began after the death of Alexander in 323 BCE, when at ca. 317 BCE [ f ] he raised an army to resist the Greeks following a period of unrest and local warfare, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ...

  9. Mahapadma Nanda - Wikipedia

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    Mahapadma Nanda (IAST: Mahāpadmānanda; r. c. 345–329 BCE), (died 329 BCE) according to the Puranas, was the first Nanda king of Magadha. The Puranas describe him as a son of the last Shaishunaga king Mahanandin and a Shudra woman. These texts credit him with extensive conquests that expanded the Empire far beyond the Magadha region. The ...