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16 MAHAJANAPADAS The 16 mahajanapadas of that period as listed in Buddhist Pali Canon were: 1. Magadha kingdom (South Bihar) –  The first capital was Rajagriha and the later capital was Pataliputra. Brihadrata is claimed to be the founder of the Magadha kingdom. 2. Anga and Vanga kingdoms (East Bihar) –  The capital was Champa. It was a prosperous business centre. The kingdoms were later merged by Bindusara into Magadha. 3. Malla kingdom (Gorakhpur region) –  The capital was Kushinagar. It was the seat of many other smaller kingdoms. Their main religion was Buddhism. The Malla kingdom was later merged into the Magadha kingdom. 4. Chedi kingdom (Yamuna and Narmada belt) –  The capital was Tisvathirati. One of the families from this kingdom later merged into the Kalinga kingdom from this royal family. 5. Vatsa kingdom (Allahabad) –  The capital was Kausambi. The most important ruler of this kingdom was King Udayan. 6. Kashi kingdom (Benaras) – ...

History of Medieval India (1206-1707)           Divided into two parts. Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526) Mughals (1526-1707) Sr.No. Dynasty Name Founder Year (1) Slave Dynasty Qutub-din-Aibak 1206-1290 (2) Khilji Dynasty Jalaudin Khilji 1290-1320 (3) Tughlaq Dynasty Giyasudin Tughlaq 1320-1414 (4) Sayyed Dynasty Khijjer Khan 1414-1451 (5) Lodhi Dynasty Behlol Lodhi 1451-1526 Invasion of Muslim 712 A.D. Muhammad bin Qasim invaded Sind.( First muslim who invaded India. Mahmud of Ghazni (A.D.997-1030) He made 17 raids into India  Muhammad Ghori In 1175 captured Multan and Sind, In 1186 he attacked Punjab The Battle of Tarain (1191-1192)  Two battles were held both in Tarain famously know as First battle of Tarain and Second Battle of Tarain. It was between Muhammad Ghori and ...