SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Ajatashatru, the son of Bimbisara, continued his father’s policy of expansion of the Magadha. He successfully conquered many republics of the east. The kingdom of Magadha became the most powerful kingdom in north India during the reign of Ajatashatru.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rivers like Ganga and Son flowed through Magadha and this resulted in ample water supplies, water transport and fertile land. Some parts of Magadha were forested and elephants in forests could be trained for army.

Detailed explanation-3: -Persian empire. Also known as the Achaemenian Empire, the kingdom created under Cyrus the Great stretched from Iran into Central Asia and Egypt. Han dynasty. Umayyad Caliphate. Mongol empire. Ottoman Empire. Spanish empire. Russian Empire. British Empire.