State

Nanda dynasty

The Nanda dynasty was a ruling house of the kingdom of Magadha in north-eastern India in the fourth century BCE. It controlled a large and wealthy state in the Ganges basin. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the declining Nanda regime and founded the Maurya Empire in 321 BCE, inheriting its core territory.

Nanda dynasty
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Maurya EmpireFoundationKingdom of MagadhaDecline

Mentioned in 3 state histories

Kingdom of KalingaAssakaMahameghavahana dynasty

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