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    Magadha also called the Kingdom of Magadha or the Magadha Empire, was a kingdom and empire, and one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, 'Great Footholds of...
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    Greater Magadha is a theory in the studies of the early history of India, introduced by Johannes Bronkhorst. It refers to the non-Vedic political and...
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  • The Kingdom of Magadha, later known as the Magadha Empire, was a kingdom and later empire in ancient north India. Many houses ruled the kingdom and it's...
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  • The Magadha period is the era in the history of Indian subcontinent when several Magadha-based empires, or Magadha Empires, asserted dominance over the...
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  • Brihadratha dynasty of Magadha. In the Mahabharata, his name is mentioned as the son of Jarasandha, who was placed on the throne of Magadha by the Pandavas on...
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    The Magadha-Anga War was a conflict between the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha and the neighbouring Anga Kingdom. The conflict ended in defeat of the Anga...
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    Ajatashatru of Magadha which was finally settled once the confederation of Liccavis became conquered by Magadha. Kosala was ultimately merged into Magadha when...
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    Jarasandha (category Mythological kings of Magadha)
    monarch of Magadha, and a minor antagonist in Mahabharata. He is the son of the king Brihadratha, the founder of the Barhadratha dynasty of Magadha. According...
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  • genus Magadha: Magadha basimaculata Long, Yang & Chen, 2014 c g Magadha cervina Fennah, 1956 g Magadha densimaculosa Long, Yang & Chen, 2014 c g Magadha eusordida...
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    Emperor of Magadha from 322 BC to 297 BC and founder of the Maurya dynasty which ruled over a geographically-extensive empire based in Magadha. He reigned...
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    Nanda Empire (category Magadha)
    The Nanda dynasty was the Third ruling dynasty of Magadha in the northern Indian subcontinent during the fourth century BCE and possibly also during the...
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    were an Indo-Aryan tribe in the eastern Gangetic plain in the Greater Magadha cultural region. The Mahā-Videha ("greater Videha") kingdom, located between...
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  • The Magadha–Kosala War was a military conflict between the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha and the neighbouring Kosala kingdom. The conflict is mentioned in...
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    Vaidehas, an Indo-Aryan tribe in the eastern Gangetic plain in the Greater Magadha cultural region. Around 800 BCE the Mahā-Videha ("greater Videha") kingdom...
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    Maurya Empire (category Magadha)
    historical power in South Asia based in Magadha (present day Bihar). It was the fourth ruling dynasty of Magadha. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322...
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  • scholar and the former prime minister of the Paurava Kingdom arrives in Magadha, ruled by the unjust and cruel Nanda emperor Dhana Nanda. He urges him...
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    Shaishunaga dynasty (category Dynasties of Magadha)
    ruling dynasty of Magadha, an empire in ancient India. According to the Hindu Puranas, this dynasty was the second ruling dynasty of Magadha, succeeding Nagadashaka...
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  • The Magadha-Vajji War was a conflict between the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha and the neighbouring Vajjika League which was led by the Licchavikas. The...
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    emerged as a small state during the Late Vedic period and became (along with Magadha) one of the earliest states to transition from a lineage-based society...
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    the larger Vajjika League. Following their eventual subjugation in the Magadha-Vajji war, the Licchavis continued to reside in the region of Vaishali...
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    dating from the Neolithic age (c. 2500 – 1345 BC). Regions of Bihar—such as Magadha, Mithila and Anga—are mentioned in religious texts and epics of ancient...
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    Ajatashatru (category Kings of Magadha)
    373 BCE) was one of the most important kings of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha in East India. He was the son of King Bimbisara and was a contemporary...
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  • pregnant wife, Moora. An invitation comes from Magadha for a festival. When they go there, the Queen of Magadha, Avantika is cheating her husband with a barber...
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    geographically and culturally, of the eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain in the Greater Magadha cultural region. The Shakyas lived in the Terai – an area south of the...
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    between the Vajjika League of which the Vajji tribe proper was a member and Magadha had become progressively more tense during the reign of the Māgadhī king...
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    The Later Gupta dynasty ruled Magadha in eastern India between the 6th and 8th centuries CE. The Later Guptas succeeded the Imperial Guptas as the rulers...
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  • Kṣemaka was the last king of Vatsa. He was defeated and dethroned by Magadha's Nanda emperor Mahapadma Nanda. Kṣemaka was the last ruler of main kuru...
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    Pushyamitra Shunga who went on to found the Shunga Empire in 185 BCE. Rulers- Magadha History of India List of largest empires List of Gupta emperors List of...
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    Kanva dynasty (category Dynasties of Magadha)
    The Kanva dynasty or Kanvavamsha was the sixth ruling dynasty of Magadha, established after Vasudeva Kanva overthrew the preceding Shunga dynasty and...
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    Ancient Vedic period Anga Vanga Pundra Suhma Kingdom Magadha Pradyota Shaishunaga Nanda Gangaridai Maurya Empire Shunga Empire Kanva dynasty Gupta Empire...
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