Empire of Magadha
The Empire of Magadha refers to the successive imperial dynasties that ruled over the throne of Magadha in ancient India.[1][2][3] Bimbisara is considered to be the founder of the empire. The empire was ruled by the Haryanka, Shaishunga, Nanda, Maurya, Shunga and Kanva dynasties.
Empire of Magadha | |||||||
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| 544 BCE – 28 CE | |||||||
| Capital | Rajagriha (Girivraj) Later, Pataliputra(modern-day Patna) | ||||||
| Common languages | Sanskrit[4] Magadhi Prakrit Ardhamagadhi Prakrit | ||||||
| Religion | Brahmanism Buddhism Jainism | ||||||
| Demonym(s) | Māgadhī | ||||||
| Dynasties of Magadha | |||||||
• c. 544 – c. 413 BCE | Haryanka dynasty | ||||||
• c. 413 – c. 345 BCE | [Shaishunaga dynasty | ||||||
• c. 345 – c. 322 BCE | Nanda dynasty | ||||||
• c. 322 – c. 185 BCE | Maurya Empire | ||||||
• c. 185 – c. 73 BCE | Shunga Empire | ||||||
• c. 73 – c. 28 BCE | Kanva dynasty | ||||||
| Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||
| Currency | Panas | ||||||
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References
- ↑ Centāraśśēri, Ṭi Ecc Pi (1998). History of the Indigenous Indians. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7024-959-7.
- ↑ Kālidāsa (1897). The Raghuvanśa: Especially Adapted to Meet the Requirements of University Students, with the Commentary of Mallinâtha (in संस्कृतम्). Redhabai Atmaram Sagoon.
- ↑ Sastri, Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta (1988). Age of the Nandas and Mauryas. Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. ISBN 978-81-208-0466-1.
- ↑ 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.