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ID: 8698183
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/8698183
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Nanda (former nation/state/empire)  Nanda (former nation/state/empire)

Coordinates:
Lat: 25 36 39 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 25.6110  decimal degrees
Long: 085 08 38 E  degrees minutes   Long: 85.1440  decimal degrees

Note: Founded in the middle of the 4th century BCE by Mahapadma Nanda. Powerful but short-lived, the dynasty helped expand the Maghda territory to include parts of central India and Bengal. Its capital was at Pataliputra (near present-day Patna, Bihar State).

Names:
Nanda (preferred,C,V,display)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of India (nation)  ........  India (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Nanda (former nation/state/empire)  ............  Nanda (former nation/state/empire) (P)

Place Types:
former nation/state/empire (preferred, C)  ............  424-321 BCE
kingdom (H)

Sources and Contributors:
Nanda..........  [VP Preferred]
..............  Encyclopedia of Empire, Wiley Online (2016-) accessed 21 October 2016
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Brekke, Kautilya (2004)
..................  Google Maps online (2000-) accessed 21 October 2016
..................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 21 October 2016
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Brekke, Kautilya (2004)
..........  Encyclopedia of Empire, Wiley Online (2016-) accessed 21 October 2016
..........  Mukherji and Mukherji, Bihar (2012)

 

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