MAGADHA

MAGADHA A MONARCHY RULED BY A KING MOST POWERFUL MAHAJANAPADA IN THE SIXTH CENTURY BCE

REASONS TO BECOME A POWERFUL KINGDOM located in the Gangetic basin Fertile soil Good harvests High land tax provided large income to the government Enabled kings to maintain a large army

REASONS TO BECOME A POWERFUL KINGDOM Forests provided with timber and elephants Timber – build houses, forts and chariots Elephants – used in the army

REASONS TO BECOME A POWERFUL KINGDOM Large deposits of iron ore Agricultural implements, tools and weapons of war made of iron

REASONS TO BECOME A POWERFUL KINGDOM Magadha was protected by nature Old capital Rajagriha (Rajgir) protected by hills on all sides New capital Pataliputra ( Patna) situated along river Ganga

REASONS TO BECOME A POWERFUL KINGDOM Flourishing trade Earned profits from trade Helped the king to maintain a large army

REASONS TO BECOME A POWERFUL KINGDOM Ruled by powerful kings like Bimbisara, Ajathashatru and Mahapadma Nanda It continued to remain powerful under the Mauryan kings