An entry into the Government Museum in Egmore would throw open the gates of a history dating back to 2500 years for visitors, thanks to the display of 4th century BC punch-marked silver coins. The ...

Bihar and eastern part of Uttar Pradesh becomes the centre of politics after 6 th century BC onwards. Magadha was one of the powerful territories of 16 Mahajanpada. Here, we are giving 10 GK Questions ...

Magadha was one of the 16 great kingdoms in ancient India with its core in the area of present day Bihar. It expanded to include the modern day districts of Aurangabad, Gaya (southern Bihar), ...

A new species of the small burrowing frog has been discovered from the Chota Nagpur plateau in Jharkhand. Scientists have named it Magadha Burrowing Frog, or Sphaerotheca magadha after the ancient ...

When Alexander left Punjab, there were political chaos and anarchy because of the absence of any ruler. The Magadha kingdom, which was founded in Fifth Century BC, was the only important kingdom left ...

What we now know as Patna (in Bihar) was referred to as Pataliputra in ancient times. Not just Pataliputra but this place was also known by various other names such as Kusumpur, Pataligram, Pushpapur ...

There is a folk tale about how the first person in Indian history who could be called an emperor, Chandragupta Maurya, came to build his empire. Before he established control over most of the Indian ...