History atlas · Place
Rajagriha through time
Now Rajgir, Bihar
Theme 6 · 6th century BCE onward
Buddhism, Jainism and other philosophical developments
Important royal and monastic contact for the Buddha
Theme 4 · 600 to 300 BCE
Janapadas, Mahajanapadas and the second urbanisation
The first capital of Magadha, before Pataliputra
Theme 5 · 6th century BCE to 321 BCE
Persian and Greek invasions, and the rise of Magadha
Magadha's first capital, defensible; the first Buddhist council met here under Ajatashatru