Magadha Kingdom
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Was an ancient Indian kingdom in southern Bihar, and was counted as one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, 'Great Countries' of ancient India.
Establishment
January 1149 BC: Magadha was an ancient Indian kingdom in southern Bihar, and was counted as one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, 'Great Countries' of ancient India. Magadha played an important role in the development of Jainism and Buddhism, and two of India's greatest empires, the Maurya Empire and Gupta Empire, originated in Magadha.
Chronology
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Military campaign of Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Mauryan Empire.
January 321 BC: The last Nanda king was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Maurya Empire, and the latter's mentor Chanakya.
January 599 BC: Expansion of the Magadha Kingdom until 600 BC.
January 543 BC: The Haryanka dynasty, believed to be the second ruling dynasty of Magadha, succeeded the mythological Barhadratha dynasty in -544.
January 542 BC: Magadha was ruled by the Haryanka dynasty for some 200 years, c. 543 to 413 BC.
January 491 BC: The ruler of Magadha, Bimbisara of the Haryanka dynasty, greatly expanded the Kingdom during his reign from 544 BC to 492 BC.
January 449 BC: The Kosala kingdom was defeated by Ajatashatru (5th or early 4th cent. BC) of the Magadhan Haryanka dynasty, and absorbed into the Magadha kingdom, which formed the basis of the Mauryan empire.
January 412 BC: Haryanka dynasty was succeeded by the Shishunaga dynasty.
January 399 BC: Expansion of the Magadha Kingdom until 400 BC.
January 399 BC: Vajji Kingdom was conquered by Ajatashatru of Magadha.
January 379 BC: Expansion of the Magadha Kingdom until 380 BC.
January 349 BC: Expansion of the Magadha Kingdom until 350 BC.
January 349 BC: Mahapadma Nanda the ruler of Magadha is presumed to have conquered Kalinga during his reign around 350 BC.
January 349 BC: The Panchala kingdom was one of the historical mahajanapadas of ancient India (c. 6th to 4th centuries BC). It was annexed into the Nanda Empire during the reign of Mahapadma Nanda.
January 344 BC: Expansion of the Magadha Kingdom until 345 BC.
January 344 BC: The last Shishunaga ruler, Mahanandin, was assassinated by Mahapadma Nanda in 345 BC, the first of the so-called "Nine Nandas".
Disestablishment
January 321 BC: The last Nanda king was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Maurya Empire, and the latter's mentor Chanakya.
January 321 BC: Collapse of the Nanda Empire.
Selected Sources
Schwartzberg,J. E. (1992): A Historical Atlas of South Asia, Minneapolis (USA), Plate III.B.4b (p.18) and Plate XIV.1a-c (p.145).
