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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.
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 empire over the centuries until it was defeated by the Satavahana Empire in c. 28 BCE. The history of the monarchs of Magadha, particularly in the Pre-Mauryan period, is shrouded in mystery and ...
Aryavarta was limited to northwest India and the western Ganges plain, while Greater Magadha in the east was occupied by non-Vedic Indo-Aryans. [1] [2] The location of shakhas is labeled in maroon. Greater Magadha is a theory in the studies of the ancient history of India, introduced by Johannes Bronkhorst. [1]
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 .
First Magadha–Avanti War (544–413 BCE) Haryanka dynasty: Avanti: Defeat [2] Magadha failed to annex Avanti. Magadha–Kosala War (Late 5th century BCE) Haryanka dynasty: Kosala: Victory [3] Magadha annexation of Kosala. Magadha–Vajji war (484–468 BCE) Haryanka dynasty: Vajjika League: Victory [citation needed] Magadha annexation of ...
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 conflict is remembered in both Buddhist and Jain traditions. The conflict ended in defeat for the Vajjika League, and the Māgadhīs annexing their territory. [1] [2]
He defeated his neighbouring rivals including the king of Kosala; his brothers, at odds with him, went to Kashi, which had been given to Bimbisara as dowry and led to a war between Magadha and Kosala. Ajatashatru occupied Kashi and captured the smaller kingdoms. Magadha under Ajatashatru became the most powerful kingdom in North India.
Magadha (disambiguation) Magadha period, period of Ancient Indian history relating to the Magadha region; Magadhi Prakrit, an Indo-Aryan language of Ancient India; Magadhan or Eastern Indo-Aryan languages, a group of Indic languages of eastern India, descending from Magadhi Prakrit