The Magadhan monarch Bimbisara of the Haryanka dynasty systematically deployed matrimonial alliances to expand his political influence. He established formal marital ties with the ruling families of which states?

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Bimbisara consolidated Magadha through state diplomacy. He married Mahakosala the sister of the Kosala king securing a village in Kasi as dowry. He married Chellana the Lichchhavi princess of Vaishali, and Khema the daughter of the Madra chief in Punjab, neutralizing potential border threats.

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