Ancient Bihar

Early cultures, Magadha and the Vajji republic, the Mauryas and Guptas at Pataliputra, and the great universities of Nalanda, Vikramshila and Odantapuri.

Module 1

History of Bihar

From Chirand and Vaishali to the Patna Secretariat martyrs of 1942. BPSC asks questions from this module in Prelims every year and in Mains GS Paper I.

Chapter 1

Ancient Bihar

Early Bihar: Stone Age Sites to Videha, Anga and Magadha7 min
Magadha and Vaishali: The Rise of an Empire and a Republic8 min
Pataliputra: The Mauryas and the Guptas8 min
Nalanda, Vikramshila and Odantapuri: Bihar's Great Universities7 min
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Chapter test

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Chapter test

Questions from every lesson in this chapter plus extra exam-style MCQs. Your best score is saved.

27 questions from this chapter