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Udayin was the Indian ruler of Haryanka dynasty who ruled over Magadha from 460 BCE to 440 BCE. He was the son of Ajatashatru and grandson of king Bimbisara. King Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the confluence of two rivers, the Son and the Ganges. He shifted his capital from Rajgriha to Patliputra because of the latter's central location in Magadha empire. 

Nanda Dynasty ruled India at the time when Alexander,the Great was trying to fight with the rulers in the north west part of India.To be specific ,the ruler was Dhannand,the last ruler of this dynasty .

Beginning from the early Buddhist period and continuing through the modern period, this concept of forming closed and organized groups called "shrenis"  is really interesting. The people with the same occupations organized themselves into groups and were called shreni. Every Shreni had its own professional code, duties and obligations, working arrangements and even religious observances.  

The janapadas called 'Ashmak' occupied a part of today's Maharashtra. The names of these janapadas can be found in Sanskrit, Pali and Arshamagadhi literature. One can also find information about them in the writing of Greek historians.

The period from about 1000 BC to 600 BC is considered to be the post-Vedic period. It is in this period that the Janapadas came into existence. Janapadas were the many small States that spread from today's Afghanistan which is to the northwest of the Indian subcontinent to Bengal and Odisha in the east and to the Maharashtra in the south.

Also known as Vrjii, Vajji was an alliance of neighbouring clans including Licchavis and one of the principle Mahajanpadas. They ruled the Mithila region in the Northern Bihar and had Vaishali as their capital. Their administration was called "Vajji Sangha" or "Vajji Gana Parishad". Eminent people were chosen from each district, called "Khanda" as the representatives of the government. They were called "gana mukhyas", and the chairman of the council was called "ganapramukh" but often was referred to as the king. 

Nanda dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexanders invasion. The Nanda dynasty immediately preseded the dynasty of the Mauryas.

Nanda Dynasty ruled India at the time when Alexander, the Great was trying to fight with the rulers in the north west part of India. To be specific ,the ruler was Dhannanda, the last ruler of this dynasty .

Licchavi was an ancient kingdom in Nepal, which existed in the Kathmandu Valley from approximately 400 to 750 CE. The Licchavi clan originated from Vaishali in modern northern Bihar and conquered Kathmandu.