Shalishuka

Shalishuka Maurya
Shalishuka Maurya
	Coin of Emperor Salisuka, or later. Circa 207-194 BCE.
6th Mauryan Emperor
Reign	c. 215 – c. 202 BCE
Predecessor	Samprati
Successor	Devavarman
Dynasty	Maurya

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Shalishuka (IAST: Śāliśuka) Maurya was a ruler of the Indian Maurya dynasty.^[2] He ruled from 215–202 BCE. He was the successor and son of Samprati Maurya.^[3] While the Yuga Purana section of the Gargi Samhita mentions him as a quarrelsome, unrighteous ruler, he is also noted as being of "righteous words"^[4]

In that beautiful Puṣpapura, occupied by fewer than a hundred kings, there will be Śāliśūka, born for the destruction of the truth, the offspring of karma (Fate).
That king, the offspring of karma, cheerful-minded [yet] fond of conflict, [will be] an oppressor of his own kingdom, of righteous speech but unrighteous conduct;
— Yuga Purana^[5]

According to the Puranas he was succeeded by Devavarman.^[6]

Shalishuka Maurya Dynasty
Preceded by Samprati	Maurya Emperor 215–202 BCE	Succeeded by Devavarman

Notes[edit]

↑ CNG Coins [1]
↑ Sircar, D. C. (April 1963). "The Account of the Yavanas in the Yuga-Purāṇa". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 95 (1–2): 7. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00121379. JSTOR 25202591.
↑ "King of Maurya VI - Shalishuka (215-202 BC)". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
↑ Raychaudhuri, H.C. (1972) Political History of Ancient India, Calcutta: University of Calcutta, pp.312-3n.
↑ The Yuga Purana. Translated by Mitchiner, John E. Calcutta: The Asiatic Society. 1986. p. 91.
↑ Thapar, Romila (2001). Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-564445-X, p.183

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[1] CNG Coins [1]

[2] Sircar, D. C. (April 1963). "The Account of the Yavanas in the Yuga-Purāṇa". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 95 (1–2): 7. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00121379. JSTOR 25202591.

[3] "King of Maurya VI - Shalishuka (215-202 BC)". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[4] Raychaudhuri, H.C. (1972) Political History of Ancient India, Calcutta: University of Calcutta, pp.312-3n.

[5] The Yuga Purana. Translated by Mitchiner, John E. Calcutta: The Asiatic Society. 1986. p. 91.

[6] Thapar, Romila (2001). Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-564445-X, p.183

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