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Magadha

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Magadha

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Also known as Magadha kingdom

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Key facts

Country.conventional_long_name
Kingdom of Magadha
Country.common_name
Kingdom of Magadha
Country.era
Iron Age
Country.life_span
Unknown (by 1200 BCE) – 625 CE
Country.p1
Kikata kingdom
Country.s1
Satavahana Empire
Country.s2
Mahameghavahana dynastyKalinga (Mahameghavanas)
Country.s3
Vidarbha kingdom (Mauryan era)Vidarbha kingdom
Country.image_map
Mahajanapadas (c. 500 BCE).png
Country.image_map_caption
Kingdom of Magadha and other Mahajanapadas during the second urbanisation
Country.image_map2_caption
Territorial expansion of Magadha-based rulers 6th century BCE onwards
Country.capital
Rajagriha (Girivraj)Later, Pataliputra (modern-day Patna)
Country.common_languages
SanskritMagadhi Prakrit Ardhamagadhi Prakrit
Country.religion
BrahmanismBuddhismJainism
Country.demonym
Māgadhī
Country.currency
Panas
Country.title_leader
Magadha-based dynasties and empires
Country.leader1
Haryanka dynasty

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Encyclopedic overview

30 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Vedic period (semi-legendary) (ca. 1700 BCE-6th cent. BCE)
  • Kikata kingdom
  • Brihadratha dynasty
  • Mahajanapada (6th-4th cent. BCE)
  • Second urbanisation
  • Haryanka dynasty (544 BCE–413 BCE)
  • Expansion
  • Shaishunaga dynasty (413 BCE–345 BCE)
  • Nanda dynasty (c. 345 BCE–c. 322 BCE)
  • Maurya Empire (322 BCE – 185 BCE)
  • Shunga Empire (185 BCE–73 BCE)
  • Kanva dynasty (73 BCE–28 BCE)
  • Extraneous rule (28 BCE-c.240 CE)
  • Mitra dynasty (Kosambi) ( 1st cent. BCE - 2nd cent. CE)
  • Kushan Empire and Mahameghavahana dynasty (2nd-3rd cent. CE)
  • Guptas
  • Gupta Empire (c. 240–c. 579)
  • Post-Gupta
  • Later Guptas (c. 6th century CE–c. 8th century CE)
  • Maukharis (c. 510 CE–c. 606 CE)
  • Late Medieval
  • Buddhism and Jainism
  • Religious sites in Magadha
  • Language
  • Historical figures from Magadha
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources

Empires of Magadha

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