Magadha period

The Magadha period is the era in the history of Indian subcontinent when several Magadha-based empires, or Magadhan Empires, asserted dominance over the region. Rulers are as follows:

Empire	Established - Disestablished	Founder	Capitals (in order)	Other Notes
Brihadratha Empire	c. 1700 – c. 682 BCE	Brihadratha	Girivraja	Also known as Barhadratha dynasty
Pradyota Empire	c. 682 – c. 544 BCE	Pradyota	Rajagriha
Haryanka Empire	c. 544 – c. 413 BCE	Bimbisara	Rajagriha (544–490 BCE) Pataliputra (490–413 BCE)	Also known as Bimbisara dynasty
Shishunaga Empire	c. 413 – c. 345 BCE	Shishunaga	Rajgir (primary) Vaishali (secondary) Later Pataliputra
Nanda Empire	c. 345 – c. 322 BCE	Mahapadmanand	Pataliputra
Maurya Empire	c. 322 – c. 185 BCE	Chandragupta Maurya	Pataliputra
Shunga Empire	c. 185 – c. 73 BCE	Pusyamitra Sunga	Pataliputra
Kanva Empire	c. 73 – c. 26 BCE	Vasudeva	Pataliputra Vidisha
Gupta Empire	c. 240 – c. 550 CE	Gupta (king)	Pataliputra
Later Gupta Empire	c. 490 – c. 750 CE	Krishna-gupta	Pataliputra
Pala Empire	c. 750 – c. 1162 CE	Dharmapal	List Bikrampur Pataliputra Gauda[1] Monghyr (Devapala) Somapura (Dharampala) Mahipal in present-day Murshidabad district (Mahipala I)[2] Ramavati in Varendra (Ramapala and successors)
Sena Empire	c. 1070 – c. 1230 CE	Samanta Sena	Gauda, Bikrampur, Nabadwip, Lakhnauti

See also

• Magadha
• Magadha-Vajji war
• Magadha-Anga war
• Avanti-Magadhan Wars
• List of Indian monarchs

References

1. Michael C. Howard (2012). Transnationalism in Ancient and Medieval Societies: The Role of Cross-Border Trade and Travel. McFarland. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7864-9033-2.
2. Huntington, Susan L. (1984). The "Påala-Sena" Schools of Sculpture. Brill Archive. p. 56. ISBN 90-04-06856-2.