Historical Geography of Ancient India c5.s5.28

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Aṅga was a powerful kingdom before the time of the Buddha. Once Magadha came under the sway of Aṅga (*Jāt.*, VI, 272). There was a river between Aṅga and Magadha, inhabited by a Nāgarājā who helped the Magadhan king to bring Aṅga under his sway by defeating and killing the King of Aṅga. King Manoja of Brahmavaddhana (another name of Benaras) conquered Aṅga and Magadha. In Buddha's time Aṅga lost her political power for good. Aṅga and Magadha were constantly at war during this period (*Jāt.*, IV, 454-5). That Aṅga became subject to Śreṇiya Bimbisāra is proved by the fact that a certain brahmin named Soṇadaṇḍa lived at Campā on the grant made by king Bimbisāra and enjoyed the revenues of the town which was given to him by the king (*Dīgha Nikāya*, I, 111).