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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Raja of Vatsa from 378 to 340 BCE}}<br />
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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| name = Kṣemaka<br />
| succession = [[Vatsa|King of Vatsa]]<br />
| reign = c. 378 – c. 340 BCE <br />
(48 years)<br />
| predecessor = Nimi<br />
| successor = [[Mahapadma Nanda]] (Kuru dynasty annexed by Nandas) <br />
| death_date = c. 330 BCE<br />
| dynasty = [[Kuru kingdom|Kuru]]<br />
| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
| Cause of death = <br />
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'''Kṣemaka''' was the last king of [[Vatsa]]. He was defeated and dethroned by [[Magadha]]'s [[Nanda Empire|Nanda]] emperor [[Mahapadma Nanda]]. Kṣemaka was the last ruler of main [[Kuru dynasty]] branch, after his defeat the rule of Kurus end forever.{{sfn|Upinder Singh|2016|p=273}}<br />
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== Conquered by Nandas ==<br />
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Mahapadma Nanda of Magadha was an imperialistic ruler, he wanted to conquer all [[Mahajanapada|Kshatriya kingdoms]]. In this series he launched invasions on Kshatriya kingdoms and defeated them one by one. He defeated Kṣemaka and annexed Kuru dynasty into Magadha Empire.{{sfn|Mookerji|1988|p=8}}<br />
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According to ''Puranas'' Mahapadma Nanda, describe him as ''ekarat'' (sole sovereign) and ''sarva-kshatrantaka'' (destroyer of all the ''[[Kshatriya]]s'').{{sfn|Upinder Singh|2016|p=273}} The Kshastriyas (warriors and rulers) said to have been exterminated by Mahapadma include [[Mithila (region)|Maithalas]], [[Kingdom of Kashi|Kasheyas]], [[Pasenadi|Ikshvakus]], [[Panchala]]s, [[Shurasena]]s, '''[[Kuru Kingdom|Kurus]]''', [[Heheya Kingdom|Haihayas]], [[Vitihotras]], [[Kalinga (historical kingdom)|Kalinga]]s, and [[Ashmaka]]s.{{sfn|H. C. Raychaudhuri|1988|p=17}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Mahapadma Nanda]]<br />
* [[Nanda Empire]]<br />
* [[Kurukshetra War]]<br />
* [[Mahabharat]]<br />
* [[Kuru kingdom]]<br />
* [[Ripunjaya]]<br />
;List of rulers<br />
* [[List of Indian monarchs]]<br />
* [[Puru and Yadu Dynasties]]<br />
* [[List of monarchs of Magadha]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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===Works cited===<br />
* {{citation |last=Mookerji |first=Radha Kumud |author-link=Radha Kumud Mukherjee |title=Chandragupta Maurya and his times |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i-y6ZUheQH8C |edition=4th |year=1988 |orig-year=first published in 1966 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-0433-3}}<br />
* {{cite book |author=H. C. Raychaudhuri |author-link=Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri |chapter=India in the Age of the Nandas |editor=K. A. Nilakanta Sastri |editor-link=K. A. Nilakanta Sastri |title=Age of the Nandas and Mauryas |edition=Second |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YoAwor58utYC |year=1988 |orig-year=1967 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |location=Delhi |isbn=978-81-208-0466-1}}<br />
* {{citation |last=Singh |first=Upinder |author-link=Upinder Singh |title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pq2iCwAAQBAJ |publisher=Pearson |year=2016 |isbn=978-81-317-1677-9 |ref={{sfnref|Upinder Singh|2016}}}}<br />
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