Magadha - Haryanka dynasty

State · 500–405 BCE · at its largest around 450 BCE

Early ruling dynasty of Magadha, whose kings Bimbisara and Ajatashatru expanded the kingdom and were contemporaries of the Buddha.

On its lands while it lasted

Mahajanapadas (c. 600–345 BCE): Sixteen great kingdoms and republics of northern India in the 6th century BCE, among which Magadha eventually became dominant.
Vaishali (c. 600–481 BCE): Capital of Janapada of Vajji (600 BCE–481 BCE).
Gautama Buddha (c. 563 BCE – 483 BCE): Founder of Buddhism, born at Lumbini in present-day Nepal. His traditional dates are c. 563–483 BCE; many scholars place his death around 400 BCE.
Ramayana (c. 500 BCE): Sanskrit epic attributed to Valmiki, telling the story of Rama of Ayodhya; its composition is usually placed between the 5th century BCE and the early centuries CE.
Pataliputra (c. 490 BCE): City on the Ganges founded as a fort by Magadha around 490 BCE; it became the capital of the Maurya and Gupta empires and is modern Patna.