Magadha period

The Magadha period refers to the era in the history of Indian subcontinent when several Magadha based empires or Magadha Empires asserted dominance over the region.

A table of its rulers is shown below. For a general view of the history and culture of the Magadha region, see Magadha.

Magadha empire may refer to:

Empire Established - Disestablished Founder Capitals (in order) Other Notes
Brihadratha Empire c.1700 – c.682 BCE Brihadratha Girivraja Also known as Barhadratha dynasty
Pradyota Empire c.682 – c.544 BCE Pradyota Rajagriha
Haryanka Empire c.544 – c.413 BCE Bimbisara Rajagriha

Later Pataliputra

Also known as Bimbisara dynasty
Shishunaga Empire c.413 – c.345 BCE Shishunaga Rajgir (primary)

Vaishali (secondary) Later Pataliputra

Nanda Empire c.345 – c.322 BCE Mahapadmanand Pataliputra
Maurya Empire c.322 – c.185 BCE Chandragupta Maurya Pataliputra
Shunga Empire c.185 – c.73 BCE Puspamitra Sunga Pataliputra
Kanva Empire c.73 – c.26 BCE Vasudeva Pataliputra

Vidisha

Gupta Empire c.240 – c.550 CE Gupta (king) Pataliputra
Later Gupta Empire c.490 – c.750 CE Krishna-gupta Pataliputra
Pala Empire c.750 – c.1162 CE Dharmapal
List
Sena Empire c.1070 – c.1230 CE Samanta Sena Gauda, Bikrampur, Nabadwip, Lakhnauti

See also

References

  1. Michael C. Howard (2012). Transnationalism in Ancient and Medieval Societies: The Role of Cross-Border Trade and Travel. McFarland. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7864-9033-2.
  2. Huntington 1984, p. 56.
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