According to Buddhist, Jain, and Puranic traditions, the Nanda dynasty ruled over Magadha before Chandragupta overthrew it with the help of Chanakya. The Chandragupta and Chanakya armies initially seized the Nanda outlying regions before besieging Pataliputra, the Nanda capital. Finally Dhana Nanda accepted defeat, bringing an end to the Nanda Empire (present Eastern India). The…
