Magadha

American  

[muhg-uh-duh, mah-guh-] / ˈmʌg ə də, ˈmɑ gə- /

noun

1. an ancient kingdom of NE India, in present-day W central Bihar state, S of the Ganges: flourished between the 8th and 6th century b.c.

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Example Sentences

Pali was and still is the common tongue of the Magadha region, where Prince Siddhartha Gautama lived a life of luxury before renouncing wealth to attain enlightenment.

From Salon • May 21, 2023

Chandragupta Maurya may have been born in the powerful kingdom of Magadha.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Under a series of ambitious kings, Magadha began expanding in the sixth century B.C. by taking over surrounding kingdoms.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Out of this strife emerged a major kingdom: Magadha.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

But it still remains uncertain whether the earliest Burmese Buddhism came direct from Magadha or from the south.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir