Magadha Empire - Quiz

Bindusara (r. c. 297 - c. 273 BCE) was the second Mauryan emperor of India. He was the son of the dynasty's founder Chandragupta, and the father of its most famous ruler Ashoka. Bindusara's life is not documented as well as the lives of these two emperors: much of the information about him comes from legendary accounts written several hundred years after his death.

Bindusara consolidated the empire created by his father. The 16th century Tibetan Buddhist author Taranatha credits his administration with extensive territorial conquests in southern India, but some historians doubt the historical authenticity of this claim.

According to the Vamsatthappakasini (Mahavamsa Tika), the name of Ashoka's mother was Dhamma. The Mahavamsa states that Bindusara had 101 sons from 16 women. The eldest of these was Sumana, and the youngest was Tishya (or Tissa). Ashoka and Tishya were born to the same mother.

Mahapadma Nanda (c. 400 - c. 329 BCE) was the first king of the Nanda dynasty. He was the son of Mahanandin, king of the Shishunaga dynasty and a Shudra mother. Sons of Mahanandin from his other wives opposed the rise of Mahapadma Nanda, on which he eliminated all of them to claim the throne.

The first Nanda bore the name of Mahapadma or Mahapadmapati (sovereign of an infinite host or of immense wealth) according to the Puranas, and Ugrasena according to the Mahabodhivamsa. Puranas describe him as "the destroyer of all the Kshatriyas".

Ajatashatru was the son of Bimbisara and succeeded him as the king of Magadha.

Pataliputra was the capital of the Magadha Empire and also served as the capital of the Maurya dynasty. Ajatashatru, King of Magadha, founded the ancient city of Pataliputra in the fifth century bce (South Bihar). His son Udaya (Udayin) established it as Magadha's capital, where it remained until the 1st century bce.

bimbisara, the last ruler of the Magadha Empire, was imprisoned by his own son. From 544 B.C. to 492 B.C., Bimbisara ruled for 52 years. His son Ajatshatru (492-460 B.C.) imprisoned and murdered him.

Devi was the queen of Bimbisara who was later imprisoned by his son, Ajatashatru.

The Ganges is the main river that flows through the Magadha region.

The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian text that provides guidance on statecraft, governance, economics, and military strategy. It was written by the scholar Kautilya, also known as ChanakyaArthashastra

Vaishali was not a capital city of the Magadha Empire. It was an important city of the Vajji confederation and a center of early Buddhism.