The Magadha period is the era in the history of Indian subcontinent when several Magadha-based empires, or Magadha Empires, asserted dominance over the region. Rulers are as follows:
Empire
Established - Disestablished
Founder
Capitals (in order)
Other Notes
Brihadratha Empire
c. 1700 – c. 682 BCE
Brihadratha
Girivraja
Also known as Barhadratha dynasty
Pradyota Empire
c. 682 – c. 544 BCE
Pradyota
Rajagriha
Haryanka Empire
c. 544 – c. 413 BCE
Bimbisara
Rajagriha
Later Pataliputra
Also known as Bimbisara dynasty
Shishunaga Empire
c. 413 – c. 345 BCE
Shishunaga
Rajgir (primary)
Vaishali (secondary)
Later Pataliputra
Nanda Empire
c. 345 – c. 322 BCE
Mahapadmanand
Pataliputra
Maurya Empire
c. 322 – c. 185 BCE
Chandragupta Maurya
Pataliputra
Shunga Empire
c. 185 – c. 73 BCE
Puspamitra Sunga
Pataliputra
Kanva Empire
c. 73 – c. 26 BCE
Vasudeva
Pataliputra
Vidisha
Gupta Empire
c. 240 – c. 550 CE
Gupta (king)
Pataliputra
Later Gupta Empire
c. 490 – c. 750 CE
Krishna-gupta
Pataliputra
Pala Empire
c. 750 – c. 1162 CE
Dharmapal
List
Bikrampur
Pataliputra
Gauda[1]
Monghyr (Devapala)
Somapura (Dharampala)
Mahipal in present-day Murshidabad district (Mahipala I)[2]
Ramavati in Varendra (Ramapala and successors)
Sena Empire
c. 1070 – c. 1230 CE
Samanta Sena
Gauda, Bikrampur, Nabadwip, Lakhnauti
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