Nanda Dynasty

Timeline

1. -345Magadha · IndiaAccording to later accounts such as those of Megasthenes of Prussia, the Nanda clan established a polity in Magadha, with its capital at Pataliputra, controlling the fertile middle Ganges plain and important trade routes.
2. -345–-325Pataliputra · BiharThe Nanda kings amassed a vast treasury and maintained a large standing army and war-elephant corps, extending their power north to Punjab and south to the edge of the Deccan, making them one of the strongest polities on the Indian subcontinent after Alexander's eastern campaigns.
3. -321Pataliputra · BiharWith the support of Kautilya, Chandragupta launched a coup, defeated the last ruler Dana Nanda, and ended the Nanda Dynasty, laying the foundation for the Maurya Empire's unification of northern India.