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Magadha

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Magadha , ancient Indian kingdom, situated within the area of the modern states of Bihar and Jharkhand . Its capital was Pataliputra (now Patna ). The kingdom rose to prominence in the mid-7th cent. BC and rapidly extended its frontiers, especially under the rule of Bimbisara (c.540-c.490). Magadha fell (c.325) to Chandragupta , who made the kingdom the nucleus of the Mauryan empire. After a period of obscurity, it recovered importance in the 4th cent. AD as the power-base of the Gupta dynasty. Buddhism and Jainism first developed in Magadha, and the Buddha used the Magadhi dialect... Read more
Bimbisāra, Seniya
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Bimbisāra, Seniya. King of Magadha at the time of the Buddha . He had ruled for fifteen years when Gautāma, at the age of 30, passed through his capital on ... Read more
Chandragupta
World Encyclopedia Chandragupta Founder of the Maurya Empire in India (r. c. 321–297 bc) and grandfather of Ashoka . He seized the throne of Magadha and defeated Seleucus , gaining dominion over most of n India and part of Afghanistan. His reign was characterized by religious ... Read more

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