Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.85

c8.85

The *Sonadaṇḍa Suttanta* of the *Dīgha Nikāya* refers to the bestowal of Campā, the capital of Aṅga, as a royal fief on the Brāhmin Sonadaṇḍa.⁴ Magadha was brought under the sway of Aṅgarāja.⁵ Dhataraṭṭha, king of Kāśī and Aṅga, was a contemporary of Sattabhū, king of Kaliṅga, and Reṇu, king of Mithilā.⁶ It is interesting to note that Aṅga and Magadha were conquered by the king of Benaras.⁷ Bindusāra married the daughter of a Brāhmin of Campā, who gave birth to a son named Aśoka.⁸ Sri Harṣa mentions a king of Aṅga named Dṛḍhavarman being restored to his kingdom by Udayana, king of Kauśāmbi.⁹ According to the *Harivaṃśa* and the *Purāṇas* Dadhivāhana was the son and successor of Aṅga. This Dadhivāhana could not have been the same king Dadhivāhana who is represented by the Jainas as a contemporary of Mahāvīra and a weak rival of king Śatānīka of Kauśāmbi.¹⁰ From the Hāthigumphā inscription we learn that after the defeat of king Bahasatimita, king Khāravela of Kaliṅga carried back to his capital the riches collected from Aṅga-Magadha.¹¹