Period - 6th Century to 4th
Century BC
King - Haryanaka
A. Haryanaka
Dynasty : 544 BC - 412BC
Bimbisara : 544 BC - 492 BC
- 1st Founder of Haryanaka Dynasty
- Childhood name Shronika
- Capital - Giribraj or Rajgrigh
- Bimbisara was contemporary of Lord
Mahavira and Patron of Buddha.
- 1st Wife - Kosladevi (Sister
of Kosal King Prasenjit)
- 2nd Wife - Chellana (Sister
of Lichchhavi Head Chaetaka)
- 3rd Wife – Khema (Daughter
of Madra King)
Ajatashatru : 492 BC - 460 BC
- Childhood name Kunika
- 1st Indian King Killed his Father
(Bimbisara)
- Ajatshatru struggled in the war
against the Vajjis / Lichhavis but managed to defeat them
- Magadha became the most powerful kingdom
in Northern India during his reign.
Udayin : 460 BC - 440 BC
- Ajatshatru
was killed by his son Udayin
- Udayin
founded new capital at Patliputra
- Last
ruler of Nagdashak.
B. Shisunaga Dynasty : 412 BC - 344
BC- Shishunaga was the founder of
Shishuhaga Dynasty
- Shishunaga shifted its capital
from Rajgriha to Patliputra.
- According to Buddhist Sources he
also had a secondary capital at Vaishali.
- Shishunaga was succeeded by
Kalashoka
- The Puranas he was mentioned as
Kakavarna
- 2nd Buddhist Council organised by
Kalashoka at Vaishali in 383 BC.
- The last ruler of Shishunaga dynasty
was Nandivardhan.
C. Nanda Dynasty : 344 BC - 323 BC Mahapadmananda :
- 1st Ruler of Nanda Dynasty
- Mahapadmananda established the Nanda dynasty into a powerful
empire.
- Mahapadmananda had the titles of
Ekarat and Sarvakshatrantaka.
- The Nanda dynasty followed by
Jainism.
- Last ruler of Nanda dynasty was Dhanananda.
- Chandragupta Maurya defeated
Dhanananda and laid the foundation of Maurya empire.
