▁two ▁of ▁India ' s ▁major ▁relig ions ▁that ▁started ▁from ▁Mag ad ha . ▁B im bis ara ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁expand ing ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁his ▁kingdom ▁through ▁mat rim onial ▁al li ances ▁and ▁con quest . ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁of ▁Kos ala ▁fell ▁to ▁Mag ad ha ▁in ▁this ▁way . ▁B im bis ara ▁( 5 4 3 - 4 9 3 ▁B CE ▁) ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁A j at ash at ru ▁( 4 9 1 - 4 6 1 ▁B CE ) ▁who ▁then ▁became ▁his ▁successor , ▁and ▁under ▁whose ▁rule ▁the ▁dynast y ▁reached ▁its ▁largest ▁extent . ▁A j at ash at ru ▁went ▁to ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁Lic ch avi ▁several ▁times . ▁A j at ash at ru , ▁ ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁ruled ▁from ▁ 4 9 1 - 4 6 1 ▁B CE ▁and ▁moved ▁his ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Mag ad ha ▁kingdom ▁from ▁Raj ag ri ha ▁to ▁P atal i put ra . ▁U day ab had ra ▁eventually ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father , ▁A j at ash at ru , ▁under ▁him ▁P atal i put ra ▁became ▁the ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁N andas ▁▁ ▁The ▁N anda ▁dynast y ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁an ▁il leg it imate ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁Mah an and in ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁Sh ish un aga ▁dynast y . ▁Mah ap ad ma ▁N anda ▁died ▁at ▁the