Magadhan Empire

Magadhan Empire
Magadhan Empire
544 BCE – 415 AD
	Expansion of the Magadhan Empire between 6th and 4th century AD
	The Magadha Empire under various dynasties
Capital	Rajagriha (Girivraj); Later, Pataliputra (modern-day Patna)
Common languages	Sanskrit; Magadhi Prakrit; Ardhamagadhi Prakrit
Religion	Brahmanism (later Hinduism); Buddhism; Jainism
Demonym(s)	Māgadhī
Government	Absolute monarchy
Notable emperors
• c. 544 – c. 492 BCE	Bimbisara
• c. 492 – c. 460 BCE	Ajatashatru
• c. 413 – c. 395 BCE	Shishunaga
• c. 345 – c. 329 BCE	Mahapadma Nanda
• c. 329 – c. 321 BCE	Dhana Nanda
• c. 321 – c. 297 BCE	Chandragupta Maurya
• c. 268 – c. 232 BCE	Ashoka
• c. 185 – c. 149 BCE	Pushyamitra Shunga
• c. 319 – c. 335 CE	Chandragupta I
• c. 335 – c. 375 CE	Samudragupta
• c. 375 – c. 415 CE	Chandragupta II
Currency	Panas
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Magadha
Satavahana Empire
Kalinga (Mahameghavanas)
Vidarbha kingdom
Today part of	India; Pakistan; Afghanistan; Bangladesh;

The Magadhan Empire was an ancient Indian empire that succeeded the Magadha Mahajanapada. It was established by Bimbisara^[2] in 544 BC. It was ruled by the Haryankas (544–413 BCE), the Shaishunagas (413–345 BCE), the Nandas (345–322 BCE), the Mauryas (322–184 BCE), the Śungas (184–73 BCE), the Kanvas (73–28 BCE) and the Guptas (320–550 CE).^[3]

Under the Mauryas, Magadha became a pan-Indian empire, covering large swaths of the Indian subcontinent and Afghanistan. The Kanva dynasty lost much of its territory after being defeated by the Satavahanas of Deccan in 28 BCE and was reduced to a small principality around Pataliputra.^[4]^[5] Under the Guptas, Magadha emerged once again as the preeminent power in India.

^ Jain, Dhanesh (2007). "Sociolinguistics of the Indo-Aryan languages". In George Cardona; Dhanesh Jain (eds.). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Routledge. pp. 47–66, 51. ISBN 978-1-135-79711-9.
^ Sailendra Nath Sen (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. p. 114. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0. Thus the foundation of the Magadhan empire laid by Bimbisara was now firmly established as a result of the subtle diplomacy of Ajatasatru .
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- J. L. Jain (1994). Development and Structure of an Urban System. Mittal Publications. p. 28. ISBN 978-81-7099-552-4. The sceptre of Magadhan empire was borne successively by the Sisunagas, the Nandas, the Mauryas, the Shungas and the Kanvas from early fifth century B.C. to the first century B.C.
- Narendra Krishna Sinha (1973). A History of India. Orient Longman. p. 107. Later in the fourth century A.D., with the rise of the second Magadhan Empire under the Guptas,
^ Keny, Liladhar (1943). ""THE SUPPOSED IDENTIFICATION OF UDAYANA OF KAUŚĀMBI WITH UDAYIN OF MAGADHA"". Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. 24 (1/2): 60–66. JSTOR 41784405.
^ Roy, Daya (1986). "SOME ASPECTS OF THE RELATION BETWEEN ANGA AND MAGADHA (600 B.C.—323 B.C.)". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 47: 108–112. JSTOR 44141530.

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[JainCardona2007-script1-1] Jain, Dhanesh (2007). "Sociolinguistics of the Indo-Aryan languages". In George Cardona; Dhanesh Jain (eds.). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Routledge. pp. 47–66, 51. ISBN 978-1-135-79711-9.

[3] Sailendra Nath Sen (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. p. 114. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0. Thus the foundation of the Magadhan empire laid by Bimbisara was now firmly established as a result of the subtle diplomacy of Ajatasatru .

[4] 
J. L. Jain (1994). Development and Structure of an Urban System. Mittal Publications. p. 28. ISBN 978-81-7099-552-4. The sceptre of Magadhan empire was borne successively by the Sisunagas, the Nandas, the Mauryas, the Shungas and the Kanvas from early fifth century B.C. to the first century B.C.

Narendra Krishna Sinha (1973). A History of India. Orient Longman. p. 107. Later in the fourth century A.D., with the rise of the second Magadhan Empire under the Guptas,

[4] J. L. Jain (1994). Development and Structure of an Urban System. Mittal Publications. p. 28. ISBN 978-81-7099-552-4. The sceptre of Magadhan empire was borne successively by the Sisunagas, the Nandas, the Mauryas, the Shungas and the Kanvas from early fifth century B.C. to the first century B.C.

[5] Narendra Krishna Sinha (1973). A History of India. Orient Longman. p. 107. Later in the fourth century A.D., with the rise of the second Magadhan Empire under the Guptas,

[5] Keny, Liladhar (1943). ""THE SUPPOSED IDENTIFICATION OF UDAYANA OF KAUŚĀMBI WITH UDAYIN OF MAGADHA"". Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. 24 (1/2): 60–66. JSTOR 41784405.

[6] Roy, Daya (1986). "SOME ASPECTS OF THE RELATION BETWEEN ANGA AND MAGADHA (600 B.C.—323 B.C.)". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 47: 108–112. JSTOR 44141530.

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