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Magadha

kingdom in ancient India
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Summary

Magadha is a historical country[1]. They draws 4,806 Wikipedia views per month (historical country category, ranking #198 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Hinduism[3]
  • Country: India[4]
  • Continent: Asia[5]
  • Instance of: kingdom[6], Mahajanapada[7], people[8]
  • Capital: Rajgir[9]
  • Official language: Indo-Aryan[10]
  • Basic form of government: absolute monarchy[11]
  • Commons category: Magadha[12]
  • Inception: 1200 BC[13]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 345 BC[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Magadha[15]
  • Described by source: New Book of Tang[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18]
  • Replaced by: Nanda Empire[19]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Magadha[21]

Why It Matters

Magadha has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] They is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Ajatasatru India Śāriputra

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Magadha
    Continent → Asia
    Capital → —
    Dissolved → —
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