Magadha

Kingdom of Magadha
Unknown (possibly 1600 BCE) – 625 CE
Kingdom of Magadha and other Mahajanapadas during the second urbanisation
Expansion and decline of Magadha-based rule between 6th and 2nd century BCE Magadha-based rule under Haryanka and       Shaisunga dynasties Magadha-based rule under Nanda dynasty      Magadha-based rule under Maurya dynasty    Magadha-based rule under Shunga dynasty    Magadha-based rule under Kanva dynasty      Territorial expansion of Magadha-based rulers 6th century BCE onwards
Capital	Rajagriha (Girivraj) Later, Pataliputra (modern-day Patna)
Common languages	Sanskrit[1] Magadhi Prakrit Ardhamagadhi Prakrit
Religion	Brahmanism Buddhism Jainism
Demonym(s)	Māgadhī
Magadha-based dynasties and empires
• 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
• c. 1st cent. BCE – c. 2nd cent. BCE	Extraneous rule by Mitra dynasty (Kosambi)
• c. 2nd – c. 3rd CE?	Extraneous rule by Mahameghavahana dynasty
• c. 240 – c. 579 CE	Gupta Empire
• c. 6th – c. 8th cent. CE	Later Guptas
Historical era	Iron Age
Currency	Panas
Preceded by Succeeded by Kikata kingdom Satavahana Empire Kalinga (Mahameghavanas) Vidarbha kingdom
Today part of	India Nepal Pakistan Bhutan Afghanistan Bangladesh

Magadha was a region and kingdom in ancient India, based in the eastern Ganges Plain. It was one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas during the Second Urbanization period. The region was ruled by several dynasties, which overshadowed, conquered, and incorporated the other Mahajanapadas. Magadha played an important role in the development of Jainism and Buddhism^[2] and formed the core of the Maurya Empire (ca. 320–185 BCE).