Nanda Empire
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The Nanda Empire was a vast empire that governed in Magadha and Gangetic plains with an enormous geographical reach in 4th-century BCE northeastern India, with some accounts suggesting existence as fa
Mauryan Coin
A silver coin of 1 karshapana of the Magadha Empire (ca 600–32 BCE), King Mahapadma Nanda or his sons (ca 346–321 BCE) Obv: different symbols Rev: different symbols including an elephant. Dimensions: 17 mm Weight: 2.5 g.
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Maurya Empire
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The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia with its power base in Magadha. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya around c. 320 BCE, it existed in loose-knit fash
Nanda Empire
…low-status birth, excessive taxation, and general misconduct. The last Nanda king Dhana Nanda was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Maurya Empire. Modern historians generally identify the ruler of the Gangaridai and the Prasii mentioned in ancient Greco-Roman accounts as a Nanda king. While…
A Pre-Mauryan to early-Mauryan terracotta statuette from Buxar, Bihar, ca. 4th century BCE (Bihar Museum, Arch. 6650).
Alexander the Great's empire in 326 BCE. The routes taken to South Asia and the return from South Asia to Babylon by land and sea are shown.
Alexander's eastern Satrapies, with territories ceded by the Seleucid Empire in 303 BCE.
Pataliputra, capital of the Mauryas. Ruins of pillared hall at Kumrahar site.