Vishnugupta, Kautilya are other names of Chanakya. He was born around 350 BC and is known for his being the chief architect of Mauryan empire and writing the...
Chandragupta Maurya (reign c. 321 to c.293 BC) was the founder of the Mauryan Dynasty at Patliputra. With the help of Chanakya, he overthrew the Nanda Dynasty. His...
After Alexander’s invasion, India particularly North West region was in a state of ferment as the people from this region tolerated the blows of the repetitive foreign invasions....
Mahapadmananda was the first ruler of the Nanda Dynasty. There are several theories about the birth of Mahapadmananda. The Purana theory say that Mahapadmananda was son of Nandivardhana...
Shishunaga was the founder of this dynasty. He was an amatya / officer / governor of the last Haranyaka ruler Nagdasaka. After this coup d’état Shishunaga made Grivraja...
The period assigned to Ajatshatru’s rule is 491 BC to 461 BC. He was son of Bimbisara’s wife Vaidehi so, the Buddhist texts mention his name as Vaidehi...
Bimbisara was the first great king of the Haranyaka Dynasty. Most sources agree that Bimbisara was son of Bhattiya who made his son Bimbisara, a king at the...
The Haryanka Dynasty was a short-lived dynasty that ruled between circa 544 BC to 413 BC over the Magadha region in ancient India. It is believed to have...
The Vayu Purana mentions that the Brihadrath dynasty was taken over by the Pradyota dynasty, which ruled Magadha for 138 years. The time assigned to Pradyota dynasty is...
The earliest known king of Magadha is Brihadrath. Name of Brihadrath appears in Rig-Veda (I.36.18, X.49.6). Magadha is mentioned in Atharvaveda. The puranic sources say that Brihadrath was...
