1. MAGADHA

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

3. 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

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

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

6. 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

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

8. 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