write essay on magadha.
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Magadha was a region[1] and one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, 'Great Kingdoms' of the Second Urbanization (600-200 BCE) in what is now south Bihar (before expansion) at the eastern Ganges Plain, north India. Magahi or Magadhi is the language of Magadh which is still spoken in southern Bihar. Magadh was ruled by the Pradyota dynasty, Barhadratha dynasty, Haryanka dynasty (544-413 BCE), and the Shaishunaga dynasty (413 BCE-345 BCE). Villages had their own assemblies under their local chiefs called Gramakas. Their administrations were divided into executive, judicial, and military functions
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The Buddhist and Jain works and the Puranas give us a description of political conditions and the life of the people in the 6th century BC. The whole of the north India had been divided into sixteen states which were known as Mahajanpads. They were as follows:
1. Anga (east Bihar), 2. Magadh (central Bihar), 3. Kashi (Banaras), 4. Kosala, 5. Videha, 6. Malla, 7. Chedi, 8. Vats, 9. Kuru, 10. Panchaila, 11. Matsya, 12. Asmaka, 13. Avanti, 14. Gandhara, 15, Sursena and 16. Kamboja.
Rise and growth of Magadh
It heralded the foundation of the first great empire in India. Magadh was the most powerful and prominent state during those period. It comprised the district of Patna and Gaya in Bihar.
Bimbisara (544-493 BC):
The first great ruler of Magadh was Bimbisara. He was a great conqueror. He ruled from 544 BC to 493 BC.
Ajatshatru (493-461 BC):
After Bimbisara’s death his son Ajatshatru became the king of Magadh in 493 BC. He carried on wars for 16 years with Lichhavi of Vaishali and annexed it, During his reign Magadh became the most powerful state of North India. He died in 461 BC. Kosala was the last ruler of this dynasty. The people of Magadh deposed him in 413 BC and appointed Shishunaga the king of Magadh. The Shishunaga dynasty lasted upto 361 BC.
The Nanda Dynasty:
Mahapadma Nanda was the founder of the Nanda dynasty. He extended the boundaries of his empire. He conquered Kalinga and Deccan. Bhadrasala was the last ruler of this dynasty,