Question

Why do you think Magadha was so powerful?

Answer 1

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In about two hundred years, Magadha became the most powerful Mahajanapada. Rivers like the Ganga and Son flowed through it which provided water, improved transport and helped make the land fertile. Also, some forested parts of Magadha provided: Animals like elephants – captured and trained for the army.

Answer 2

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Magadha

• Drained by the Ganges and the Sonrivers, Magadha became the most powerful mahajanapada in ancient India.

• Magadha was important for transport and trade, and its fertile regions madeagriculture prosper.

• Parts of Magadha were forested andelephants from there were trained to fight for the army.

• Forests also provided wood, and the iron mines in the region provided the metal to make strong weaponsand tools.

• Magadha had many powerful rulerssuch as Bimbisara and Ajatsatru of theHaryanka dynasty, and MahapadmaNanda of the Nanda dynasty.

• Rajagriha was the capital of Magadhafor many years, and later the capitalwas moved to Pataliputra.

• In around 300 BCE, Alexander had conquered half of the known worldand wanted to conquer India next. But stories of the glorious army ofMagadha instilled fear in his armies who were already exhausted, so he returned to Europe.

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