Multiple choice

“Bimbisar” was the founder of which kingdom?

  1. Sisunaga

  2. Haryak

  3. kanva

  4. Sunga
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Explanation

Bimbisara (also spelled Bimbisara) founded the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha around 544 BCE. He was one of the most powerful kings of ancient India and a contemporary of Buddha. The Sisunaga dynasty overthrew the Haryankas, and Sunga and Kanva were later Magadha dynasties.

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