According to tradition, the Shishunaga dynasty founded the Magadha Empire[1] in 684 BC, whose capital was Rajagriha, later Pataliputra, near the present day Patna in India. This dynasty was succeeded by the Nanda dynasty.
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History
Shishunaga (also called King Sisunaka) was the founder of a dynasty of 10 kings, collectively called the Shishunaga dynasty. He established the Magadha empire (in 430 BC). This empire, with its original capital in Rajgriha, later shifted to Pataliputra (both currently in the Indian state of Bihar). The Shishunaga dynasty in its time was one of the largest empires of the Indian subcontinent.
Later rulers
The kingdom had a particularly bloody succession. Anuruddha eventually succeeded Udaybhadra through assassination, and his son Munda succeeded him in the same fashion, as did his son Nagadasaka. Due in part to this bloody dynastic feuding, it is thought that a civil revolt led to the emergence of the Nanda dynasty.
Shishunaga dynasty Rulers
- Shishunaga (430 BC), established the kingdom of Magadha
- Kakavarna (394-364 BC)
- Kshemadharman (618-582 BC)
- Kshatraujas (582-558 BC)
- Kalasoka
- Mahanandin (until 424 BC), his empire is inherited by his illegitimate son Mahapadma Nanda
| Preceded by Pradyota dynasty |
Magadha dynasties | Succeeded by Nanda dynasty |
See also
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References
- ^ Harit Krishna Deb, "India and Elam", Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 42, (1922), pp. 194-197
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