One of Śākyamuni Buddha's primary benefactors was the Haryanka Mahārāja Bimbisāra.
Mahārāja Bimbisāra and his Kingdom Magadha, in present day Bihar, are mentioned countless times in the Buddhist Theravāda suttas.
Below you find a scematic timeline representation of the reigns of Mahārāja Bimbisāra, his treachorous son Prince
Ajātasattu (p)/Ajātaśatru (s) and further members of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha.
| ? | Haryanka Dynasty (ca. <543-410 BCE) |
| ? | Mahārāja Bhāti (Bhātiya) |
| Mahārāja Bimbisāra (ca. 543-491 BCE) |
| Mahārāja Ajātasattu (p)/Ajātaśatru (s) (ca. 491-459 BCE) |
| Mahārāja Udayin (Udayibhadra) (ca. 459-443 BCE) |
| Mahārāja Anuruddha (ca. 443-439 BCE) |
| Mahārāja Munda (ca. 439-435 BCE) |
| Mahārāja Nagadasaka (ca. 435-410 BCE) |
| Life of Śākyamuni Buddha (ca. 563-483 BCE) |
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