Dhananda was the last ruler of the Magadha Empire who was overthrown by the Maurya dynasty's founder, Chandragupta Maurya.

Sanskrit was the official language of the Mauryan Empire. It was a language spoken by the common people of northern India and was used for administrative purposes.

Chanakya, also known as Kautilya, was the minister who helped Chandragupta Maurya in overthrowing the Nanda dynasty.

Subhadrangi was the queen of the Magadha Empire and was responsible for the death of her own sons. She accidentally consumed poison meant for her husband, Bindusara, while pregnant with her third child, Ashoka.

Mahapadma Nanda (c. 400 - c. 329 BCE) was the first king of the Nanda dynasty. He was the son of Mahanandin, king of the Shishunaga dynasty and a Shudra mother. Sons of Mahanandin from his other wives opposed the rise of Mahapadma Nanda, on which he eliminated all of them to claim the throne.

The first Nanda bore the name of Mahapadma or Mahapadmapati (sovereign of an infinite host or of immense wealth) according to the Puranas, and Ugrasena according to the Mahabodhivamsa. Puranas describe him as "the destroyer of all the Kshatriyas".

Vaishali was not a capital city of the Magadha Empire. It was an important city of the Vajji confederation and a center of early Buddhism.

The philosopher and economist who lived during the Magadha Empire was Chanakya, also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta. He is best known for his treatise on statecraft, economics, and politics called the Arthashastra.

Ashoka was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE. He was the grandson of the founder of the Maurya Dynasty, Chandragupta Maurya, who had created one of the largest empires in ancient India and then renounced it all to become a Jain monk. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka expanded Chandragupta's empire, and reigned over a realm that stretched from present-day Afghanistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east. It covered the entire Indian subcontinent except for parts of present-day Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. The empire's capital was Pataliputra (in Magadha, present-day Patna), with provincial capitals at Taxila and Ujjain.

Mahabharata is an ancient Indian text that describes the rule of the Magadha Empire.

Pataliputra adjacent to modern-day Patna, was a city in ancient India, originally built by Magadha ruler Ajatashatru in 490 BCE as a small fort near the Ganges river.

Extensive archaeological excavations have been made in the vicinity of modern Patna. Excavations early in the 20th century around Patna revealed clear evidence of large fortification walls, including reinforcing wooden trusses.

Patliputra situated in between Son and Ganga river.