The Magadha Empire was the most powerful Kingdom in Ancient India.It had powerful kings like Bimbisara, Ajatasatru, Dhana Nanda, ChandraguptaMaurya, etc.

This rise of Magadha Imperialism is unique in Indianhistory.The political history of India from the earliest times till thepresent day is an endless story of struggle between the forces of concentrationand decentralization.

In the sixth century B.C., India obtainable the chronicsymptom of disintegration. The Aryan India in the North was divided into,sixteen countless kingdoms and a number of republican, autonomous states.

Out of the mix of political atoms, four empiresviz., Avanti, Vatsa, Kosala and Magadha,MagadhaEmpirerose into prominence by aggrandizingupon other weaker states. They entered into a four-power battle for imperial reignwhich ended in the ultimate victory ofMagadhaKingdomoverthem. It is the first successful attempt for grand and dynastic unification ofIndia in the period of recorded history.

One of themain factors behind the rise of Magadhan Control was her economic solvency andgrowing prosperity. Magadha had a vast population which could be employed inagriculture, mining and for manning her army. The Sudras and the non-Aryanscould be employed in clearing up the forest and reclaim surplus land for undeveloped.The surplus populace could easily live on the yield of the surplus land. TheMagadhan lands were very fertile due to its location between the Ganges and theSon. In the 4thCentury B.C. that the Magadhan lands yieldedmultiple crops round the year. People of Magadhan Empire became prosperous dueto fertility of the land and the government became automatically rich andpowerful.