1.0Who-is-whohttps://www.mapsofindia.com/who-is-whogeetahttps://www.mapsofindia.com/who-is-who/author/geetarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DovoNJ7DvN"><a href="https://www.mapsofindia.com/who-is-who/history/bimbisara.html">Bimbisara Biography</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mapsofindia.com/who-is-who/history/bimbisara.html/embed#?secret=DovoNJ7DvN" width="600" height="338" title="“Bimbisara Biography” — Who-is-who" data-secret="DovoNJ7DvN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Bimbisara (558-491 B.C.), the greatest patron of Goutam Budhha, was one of the early kings of the ancient Indian Kingdom of Magadha. He extended his kingdom upto Anga in the east and this expansion is considered to have laid the foundation for the expansion of the Maurya Empire in future