Shaishunaga dynasty
Shishunaga Dynasty | |||||||||
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413 BCE–345 BCE | |||||||||
Nandivardhana | |||||||||
• 355–345 BCE | Mahanandin | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 413 BCE | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 345 BCE | ||||||||
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The Shishunaga dynasty (
Establishment
According to Buddhist tradition,
Rulers
Shishunaga
Shishunaga founded his dynasty in 413 BCE with its capital in Rajgir and later Pataliputra (both in what is now Bihar). Buddhist sources indicate that he had a secondary capital at Vaishali,[6] formerly the capital of Vajji, until it was conquered by Magadha. The Shaishunaga dynasty ruled one of the largest empires in the Indian subcontinent. Shishunaga ended the Pradyota dynasty of Avanti, ending the centuries old rivalry between their kingdoms and annexing Avanti into Magadha.
Kakavarna/Kalashoka
According to the Puranas, Shishunaga was succeeded by his son Kakavarna and according to the
Later rulers
According to Buddhist tradition,[
The Puranas list Nandivardhana as the ninth Shaishunaga king and his son Mahanandin as the tenth and the last Shaishunaga king. Mahanandin was killed by Mahapadma, his illegitimate son from a Shudra wife.[10]
Decline
According to Puranas, Shaishunagas were followed by the
References
Citations
- ISBN 0226742210.
- ^ Upinder Singh 2016, p. 273.
- ^ Raychaudhuri 1972, pp. 193, 201.
- ^ a b Raychaudhuri 1972, p. 196.
- ^ Raychaudhuri 1972, p. 201.
- ^ a b c d e Upinder Singh 2016, p. 272.
- ^ Raychaudhuri 1972, pp. 195–196.
- ^ Mahajan 2007, p. 251.
- ^ Sastri 1988, p. 14.
- ^ Mookerji 1988, p. 10.
Sources
- ISBN 978-81-208-0433-3
- ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9
- Raychaudhuri, H.C. (1972), Political History of Ancient India, Calcutta: University of Calcutta
- ISBN 978-81-208-0465-4
- Mahajan, V.D. (2007) [1960], Ancient India, New Delhi: S. Chand, ISBN 978-81-219-0887-0