THE RISE OF MAGADHA
- Name the Buddhist literature that give details about Sixteen Mahajanapadas? Anguttara Nikaya
- Name the Sixteen Mahajanapadas. Anga, Magadha, Kasi, Kosala, Vajji, Malla, Chedi, Vatsa, Kuru, Panchala, Matsya, Surasena, Asmaka, Avanti, Gandhara and Kambhoja.
- Name the four kingdoms that survived out of the 16 Mahajanapadas. Vatsa, Avanti, Kosala and Magadha
- Name the kingdom situated on the banks of Yamuna river. Vasta
- What is the capital of Vasta kingdom? Kausambi near modern Allahabad
- Name a famous king of Vasta kingdom. Udayana
- Name the capital of Avanti kingdom. Ujjain
- Name a famous king of Avanti kingdom. Pradyota
- Who is the wife of Pradyota? Vasavadatta, daughter of Udayana
- Name the capital of Kosala kingdom? Ayodhya
- Name a famous king of Kosala kingdom? King Prasenajit
- Name the city that was given as dowry to Bimbisara? Kasi
- Who married the daughter of Bimbisara? Prasenajit
- Name the most powerful kingdom of north India. Magadha
- In Magadha kingdom, where was copper and iron deposits found? Gaya
- Name the iron ore in Magadha kingdom. Rajgir
- Name the capital of Magadha kingdom. Rajagriha
- To which dynasty, Bimbisara belong to? Haryanka dynasty
- Which king used matrimonial alliances to strengthen and expand his kingdom? Bimbisara
- Who is the first wife of Bimbisara? Kosaladevi (sister of Prasenajit)
- Who got Kasi as dowry when he married Kosaladevi from Kosala dynasty? Bimbisara
- Name the princess of Vaisali who married Bimbisara. Chellana
- Name the wife of Bimbisara from the Mandra dynasty. Khema
- By defeating Brahmadatta, which dynasty was conquered by Bimbisara? Anga
- For how long, did the war between King Ajatasatru of Haryanka dynasty and Vaisali dynasty took place? 16 years.
- Where is the scene depicting the meeting of Buddha with Ajatasatru is found? Sculptures of Barhut
- Who was the successor of Ajatasatru? Udayin
- Name the city located at the confluence of the two rivers, the Ganges and the Son? Pataliputra
- Who captured Magadha? Saisunaga
- Name the dynasty of King Ajatasatru. Haryanka dynasty
- Name a powerful king of Nanda dynasty. Mahapadma Nanda
- Who uprooted the kshatriya dynasties in north India and assumed the title ekarat? Mahapadma Nanda
- Who is the last Nanda ruler? Dhana Nanda.
- In which Tamil Sangam work, the wealth of the Nandas was described? Ahananuru by the poet Mamulanar
- Nanda dynasty was preceded by which dynasty? Saisunaga dynasty
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