// Antiquity
Magadha - Shaishunaga dynasty
- Period
- 404 BC – 334 BC
- Duration
- approx. 70 years
- Greatest extent
- around 404 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 800,000 km²
Period and duration
Magadha - Shaishunaga dynasty — according to the map data from 404 BC to 334 BC, roughly 70 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Magadha - Shaishunaga dynasty — greatest extent around 404 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 800,000 km², roughly 0.5% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (405 BC)
- Mahajanapadas
- Magadha - Haryanka dynasty
After
Neighbours around 404 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Achaemenid Empire
- Mahajanapadas
- Janapada of Aśmaka
Learn more
- Open the world map in 404 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Magadha - Shaishunaga dynasty on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.