Magadha

E139281
Mahajanapada ancient Indian kingdom historical region

Magadha was an ancient Indian kingdom and region in the eastern Gangetic plain that became a powerful political and cultural center, forming the core of several major empires.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Magadha canonical 27
Magadha region 11
Magadh 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mahajanapada ⓘ
ancient Indian kingdom ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
associatedLanguage Magadhi Prakrit ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
borderedBy Chota Nagpur Plateau ⓘ
surface form: Chotanagpur plateau

Ganges ⓘ
surface form: Ganges River

Son River ⓘ
Vindhya Range ⓘ
surface form: Vindhya range
capital Pataliputra ⓘ
Rajgir ⓘ
surface form: Rajagriha
coreOfEmpire Gupta Empire ⓘ
Haryanka dynasty realm ⓘ
Maurya Empire ⓘ
Nanda Empire ⓘ
Shishunaga dynasty realm ⓘ
culturalCenterFor Buddhist monastic learning ⓘ
Jain monastic traditions ⓘ
flourishedDuring 4th century BCE ⓘ
6th century BCE ⓘ
importantCity Gaya ⓘ
Nalanda ⓘ
Pataliputra ⓘ
Rajgir ⓘ
surface form: Rajagriha
knownFor early state formation ⓘ
iron production ⓘ
military strength ⓘ
political power ⓘ
urban development ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
locatedIn South Asia ⓘ
surface form: Indian subcontinent

Indo-Gangetic Plain ⓘ
surface form: eastern Gangetic plain
locatedInPresentDay Bihar ⓘ
parts of Jharkhand ⓘ
majorRiver Ganges ⓘ
Son River ⓘ
mentionedIn Buddhist texts ⓘ
Jain texts ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
partOf Mahajanapada period ⓘ
surface form: Mahajanapadas
ruler Ajātaśatru ⓘ
surface form: Ajatashatru

Ashoka ⓘ
Bimbisara ⓘ
Bindusara ⓘ
Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ
Mahapadma Nanda ⓘ
siteOf Nalanda ⓘ
surface form: Nalanda Mahavihara
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maurya Empire → territoryIncludes → Magadha ⓘ
Gupta Empire → territoryIncludes → Magadha ⓘ
Magadhi Prakrit → spokenInHistorical → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha region
Mahavira → deathRegion → Magadha ⓘ
Mahavira → preachedIn → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha region
Bihar → historicalRegion → Magadha ⓘ
Bihar → wasCenterOf → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha Empire
Patna → servedAsCapitalOf → Magadha ⓘ
ancient India → hasPart → Magadha ⓘ
subject surface form: Ancient India
this entity surface form: Magadha region
Chandragupta Maurya → birthPlace → Magadha ⓘ
Chandragupta Maurya → regionRuled → Magadha ⓘ
Nanda Empire → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Magadha ⓘ
Nanda Empire → hasPart → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha region
Dasharatha Maurya → regionRuled → Magadha ⓘ
Pataliputra → locatedIn → Magadha ⓘ
Pataliputra → servedAsCapitalOf → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha kingdom
Nalanda → locatedIn → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha region
Magadh region → coreOf → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient Magadha kingdom
Magadh region → associatedWithEmpire → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha Mahajanapada
Gauda Kingdom → borderedBy → Magadha ⓘ
Rashtrakuta–Pala conflicts → strategicRegion → Magadha ⓘ
Gopala I → powerBase → Magadha ⓘ
Dharmapala → expandedEmpireTo → Magadha ⓘ
Chandragupta I → expandedTerritory → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha region
Later Guptas → region → Magadha ⓘ
Later Guptas → coreTerritory → Magadha ⓘ
Later Gupta dynasty of Magadha → region → Magadha ⓘ
Later Gupta dynasty of Magadha → coreTerritory → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha region
Kumaragupta I → maintainedControlOver → Magadha ⓘ
Shramana → region → Magadha ⓘ
Kundagrama → culturalRegion → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha–Vaishali area
Vaishali → historicalRegion → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha region
Videha → borderedBy → Magadha ⓘ
Nirgranthas → associatedWith → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha region
Indian Buddhism → hasHistoricalRegion → Magadha ⓘ
Śāriputra → bornInRegion → Magadha ⓘ
Maudgalyāyana → associatedRegion → Magadha ⓘ
Mahākāśyapa → associatedPlace → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha region
Gaya → historicalRegion → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadh
Rajgir → locatedIn → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha region
Rajgir → capitalOf → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadha kingdom
Bihari languages → historicalRegion → Magadha ⓘ
Kasi Kingdom → neighboringEntity → Magadha ⓘ
Kashi Kingdom → neighbouringKingdom → Magadha ⓘ
Kashi Kingdom → laterAbsorbedBy → Magadha ⓘ
Magahi people → associatedRegion → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Magadh
Magahi people → historicalRegion → Magadha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient Magadha