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Ganges plain

Also known as Gangetic, Ganges

The Ganges plain is the fertile lowland of northern India drained by the Ganges River. It was the heartland of the Maurya Empire and the Gupta Empire, whose agricultural wealth supported large states, and it lay at the edge of the Sikh Empire's sphere in the Punjab.

Ganges plain
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Gupta EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, GovernanceMaurya EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, DeclineSikh EmpireImpactKushan EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Decline, SummaryGhurid SultanateSocioeconomy, ImpactKingdom of MagadhaFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Decline, SummaryPallava dynastyImpactSatavahana dynastyImpactChalukyas of BadamiImpactGurjara-PratiharaSocioeconomy, MilitaryPala EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, SummaryRashtrakuta dynastyMilitary, Impact, SummaryBuddhismOrigins, SummaryHinduismBeliefsJainismOrigins, Summary

Mentioned in 37 state histories

Kuru KingdomPanchalaKingdom of KashiKingdom of AngaKingdom of AvantiChediKingdom of VatsaAssakaVajjiSurasenaKingdom of GandharaKingdom of Magadhaand 25 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ganges plain. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ganges-plain
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“Ganges plain.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ganges-plain. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Ganges plain.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ganges-plain.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Ganges plain’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ganges-plain (Accessed: ).

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