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Detailed explanation-1: -Bimbisara was the first king of Magadha’s Haryanka dynasty. Bimbisara and his son Ajatashatru built the Magadha dynasty. Q.

Detailed explanation-2: -Magadha is situated in modern Bihar. Jarasandha, who was a descendant of Brihadratha, founded the empire in Magadha.

Detailed explanation-3: -He was succeeded by Ajatashatru (r. c. 494/493 BCE-c. 462 BCE) who was then succeeded by his son Udaya again after committing patricide.

Detailed explanation-4: -The approximate extent of the Haryanka dynasty between the 6th and 5th century BCE. According to the Buddhist text, the Mahavamsa, Bimbisara was appointed king by his father, Bhattiya, at the age of fifteen.