Magadha Empire

• First Large empire in India
• Located in current Bihar region to begin with, and end with
• was ruled by famous dynasties
  • Pradyota Dynasty (682-544 BCE)
  • Haryanyaka Dynasty (544-413 BCE)
  • Shaishunaga Dynasty (413-345 BCE)
  • Nanda Dynasty (354-322 BCE)
  • Maurya Dynasty (322-184 BCE)
    • Geographically largest
  • Shunga Dynasty (184-73 BCE)
  • Kanva Dynasty (73-28 BCE)
• Was finally annexed by Satavahana Empire
• Later, the Pala Empire ruled over this region, including Pataliputra and Varanasi.