Historical Geography of Ancient India c5.s5.83

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The two kingdoms of Aṅga and Magadha were engaged in battles from time to time.³ Once the king of Benaras conquered both Aṅga and Magadha.⁴ The Magadhan kingdom once came under the suzerainty of Aṅga.⁵ There was a war between Pasenadi of Kosala and Ajātasattu of Magadha with the result that Ajātasattu succeeded in extending his sway over the Magadhas with the help of the Licchavis.⁶ During the reign of Ajātasattu Magadha also came into conflict with Vesālī of the Vajjis. Under Bimbisāra and Ajātasattu Magadha rose to such eminence that centuries later till Aśoka’s Kaliṅga war the history of Northern India is practically the history of Magadha.