THE RISE OF MAGADHA ​

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