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	The first ruler of the Kanva dynasty was Vasudeva ~~after whose [[Gotra]] the dynasty was named~~.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Archaeology of Pataliputra and Nalanda\|first=Brajmohan\|last=Kumar\|publisher=Ramanand Vidya Bhawan, 1987 - India - 236 pages\|page=26}}</ref> He was succeeded by his son Bhumimitra. Coins bearing the legend Bhumimitra have been discovered from [[Panchala]] realm. Copper coins with the legend "Kanvasya" have also been found from Vidisha, as well as [[Kosambi\|Kaushambi]] in the [[Vatsa]] realm.<ref>Bajpai (2004), p.38 with footnote 4, and p.173</ref> Bhumimitra ruled for fourteen years and was later succeeded by his son Narayana. Narayana ruled for twelve years. He was succeeded by his son Susharman who was the last king of the Kanva dynasty.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_SbiUXtBzAsC&dq optional Indian history ancient India by Pratiyogita Darpan Editorial Team, Page 121 (The Kanvas)]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=R63ACQAAQBAJ&dq World Monarchies and Dynasties By John Middleton, Routledge Publishers, Page 486 (Kanva Dynasty)]</ref>		The first ruler of the Kanva dynasty was Vasudeva.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Archaeology of Pataliputra and Nalanda\|first=Brajmohan\|last=Kumar\|publisher=Ramanand Vidya Bhawan, 1987 - India - 236 pages\|page=26}}</ref> He was succeeded by his son Bhumimitra. Coins bearing the legend Bhumimitra have been discovered from [[Panchala]] realm. Copper coins with the legend "Kanvasya" have also been found from Vidisha, as well as [[Kosambi\|Kaushambi]] in the [[Vatsa]] realm.<ref>Bajpai (2004), p.38 with footnote 4, and p.173</ref> Bhumimitra ruled for fourteen years and was later succeeded by his son Narayana. Narayana ruled for twelve years. He was succeeded by his son Susharman who was the last king of the Kanva dynasty.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_SbiUXtBzAsC&dq optional Indian history ancient India by Pratiyogita Darpan Editorial Team, Page 121 (The Kanvas)]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=R63ACQAAQBAJ&dq World Monarchies and Dynasties By John Middleton, Routledge Publishers, Page 486 (Kanva Dynasty)]</ref>

	* [[Vasudeva Kanva\|Vasudeva]] (c. 75 – c. 66 BCE)		* [[Vasudeva Kanva\|Vasudeva]] (c. 75 – c. 66 BCE)

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	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	The defeat of the Kanva dynasty by the Satavahana dynasty was a localised event in Central India.<ref>Bhandare (2006), pp.91–92</ref><ref name="Bajpai2004">{{cite book\|author=K. D. Bajpai\|title=Indian Numismatic Studies\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=chGrJUMarHoC&pg=PA39\|date=October 2004\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|isbn=978-81-7017-035-8\|pages=38–39}}</ref> However, numismatic and epigraphic evidence suggests that Magadha itself came under the hegemony of the [[Mitra dynasty (Kosambi)\|Mitra dynasty]] of [[Kosambi\|Kaushambi]] from the 1st century BCE until the 2nd century CE.<ref name="Bajpai2004"/>		The defeat of the Kanva dynasty by the [[Satavahana dynasty]] was a localised event in Central India.<ref>Bhandare (2006), pp.91–92</ref><ref name="Bajpai2004">{{cite book\|author=K. D. Bajpai\|title=Indian Numismatic Studies\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=chGrJUMarHoC&pg=PA39\|date=October 2004\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|isbn=978-81-7017-035-8\|pages=38–39}}</ref> However, numismatic and epigraphic evidence suggests that Magadha itself came under the hegemony of the [[Mitra dynasty (Kosambi)\|Mitra dynasty]] of [[Kosambi\|Kaushambi]] from the 1st century BCE until the 2nd century CE.<ref name="Bajpai2004"/>

	==References==		==References==

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	==Origin==		==Origin==
	The Kanva kings were [[Brahmin]]s. They were descendants of Sage [[Saubhari]]. <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wPB7XoSiboUC&dq World history from early times to A D 2000 By B.V.Rao, Sterling Publishers, Page 97]</ref> [[Vasudeva Kanva]] killed [[Devabhuti]] of Shunga dynasty and established the rule of Kanva dynasty.{{sfn\|Thapar\|2013\|p=296}}		The Kanva kings were [[Brahmin]]s. They were descendants of Sage [[Saubhari]]. <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wPB7XoSiboUC&dq World history from early times to A D 2000 By B.V.Rao, Sterling Publishers, Page 97]</ref> [[Vasudeva Kanva]] killed [[Devabhuti]] of the Shunga dynasty and established the rule of the Kanva dynasty.{{sfn\|Thapar\|2013\|p=296}}

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	==Succession==		==Succession==
	According to the [[Puranas]], the last king of Kanva dynasty was killed by Balipuccha, who founded the [[Andhra dynasty]].{{sfn\|Thapar\|2013\|p=296}}		According to the [[Puranas]], the last king of the Kanva dynasty was killed by Balipuccha, who founded the [[Andhra dynasty]].{{sfn\|Thapar\|2013\|p=296}}

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==

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{{short description|Eighth ruling dynasty of Magadha}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox country
| conventional_long_name = Kanva dynasty
| title_leader = Maharajadhiraj
| leader1 = [[Vasudeva Kanva]]
| leader2 =
| year_leader1 = 75 - 66 BCE
| common_name = Kanva dynasty
| year_start = 75 BCE
| year_end = 30 BCE
| capital = [[Pataliputra]] and [[Vidisha]]
| government_type = Monarchy
| p1 = Shunga dynasty
| s1 = Satavahanas
| s2 = Kushan Empire
| s3 = Mitra dynasty (Kosambi)
| image_map = India in 50 bc.jpg
| image_map_caption = Kanvayana shown with other petty kingdoms of that time, along with the large kingdoms of the [[Satavahana dynasty|Satavahanas]] & [[Indo-Scythians]].
| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
| common_languages = [[Sanskrit]]
| today =
}}
{{Part of History of India}}
{{HistoryOfSouthAsia}}
The '''Kanva dynasty''' or '''Kanvayana''' that overthrew the [[Shunga Empire|Shunga dynasty]] in parts of eastern and central [[India]], and ruled from 75 BCE to 30 BCE.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=I6jzBgAAQBAJ&dq INDIAN HISTORY by Dr. Sanjeevkumar Tandle, Page 150]</ref>{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|2006|p=333}}

Although the [[Puranas|Puranic literature]] indicates that the Kanva Dynasty ruled from the former capital of the Shunga Empire in [[Pataliputra]], [[Magadha]] in Eastern India, their coins are primarily found in and around the region of [[Vidisha]] in Central India,<ref>Bhandare, Shailendra. "Numismatics and History: The Maurya-Gupta Interlude in the Gangetic Plain." in [https://books.google.com/books?id=efaOR_-YsIcC ''Between the Empires: Society in India, 300 to 400,''] ed. Patrick Olivelle (2006), pp.91–92</ref> which had also been the capital of later Shunga rulers.<ref>Bhandare (2006), pp.71, 79</ref>

The Kanva dynasty was established by [[Vasudeva Kanva]] in 75 BC. Vasudeva was initially a minister of the Shunga Emperor [[Devabhuti]], who then assassinated the former emperor and usurped the throne.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Ancient India: Earliest Times to 1000 A. D.|author=Radhey Shyam Chaurasia|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist, 2002 - India - 308 pages|page=132}}</ref> The Kanva ruler allowed the kings of the Shunga dynasty to continue to rule in obscurity in a corner of their former dominions. There were four Kanva rulers. According to the Puranas, their dynasty was brought to an end by the [[Satavahanas]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rOVpOG6MPMcC&dq History of Ancient India By Rama Shankar Tripathi, Page 189]</ref>{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|2006|p=333}}

==Origin==
The Kanva kings were [[Brahmin]]s. They were descendants of Sage [[Saubhari]]. <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wPB7XoSiboUC&dq World history from early times to A D 2000 By B.V.Rao, Sterling Publishers, Page 97]</ref> [[Vasudeva Kanva]] killed [[Devabhuti]] of Shunga dynasty and established the rule of Kanva dynasty.{{sfn|Thapar|2013|p=296}}

==Rulers==
The first ruler of the Kanva dynasty was Vasudeva after whose [[Gotra]] the dynasty was named.<ref>{{cite book|title=Archaeology of Pataliputra and Nalanda|first=Brajmohan|last=Kumar|publisher=Ramanand Vidya Bhawan, 1987 - India - 236 pages|page=26}}</ref> He was succeeded by his son Bhumimitra. Coins bearing the legend Bhumimitra have been discovered from [[Panchala]] realm. Copper coins with the legend "Kanvasya" have also been found from Vidisha, as well as [[Kosambi|Kaushambi]] in the [[Vatsa]] realm.<ref>Bajpai (2004), p.38 with footnote 4, and p.173</ref> Bhumimitra ruled for fourteen years and was later succeeded by his son Narayana. Narayana ruled for twelve years. He was succeeded by his son Susharman who was the last king of the Kanva dynasty.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_SbiUXtBzAsC&dq optional Indian history ancient India by Pratiyogita Darpan Editorial Team, Page 121 (The Kanvas)]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=R63ACQAAQBAJ&dq World Monarchies and Dynasties By John Middleton, Routledge Publishers, Page 486 (Kanva Dynasty)]</ref>

* [[Vasudeva Kanva|Vasudeva]] (c. 75 – c. 66 BCE)
* Bhumimitra (c. 66 – c. 52 BCE)
* Narayana (c. 52 – c. 40 BCE)
* Susarman (c. 40 – c. 30 BCE)

==Succession==
According to the [[Puranas]], the last king of Kanva dynasty was killed by Balipuccha, who founded the [[Andhra dynasty]].{{sfn|Thapar|2013|p=296}}

==Aftermath==
The defeat of the Kanva dynasty by the Satavahana dynasty was a localised event in Central India.<ref>Bhandare (2006), pp.91–92</ref><ref name="Bajpai2004">{{cite book|author=K. D. Bajpai|title=Indian Numismatic Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=chGrJUMarHoC&pg=PA39|date=October 2004|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-035-8|pages=38–39}}</ref> However, numismatic and epigraphic evidence suggests that Magadha itself came under the hegemony of the [[Mitra dynasty (Kosambi)|Mitra dynasty]] of [[Kosambi|Kaushambi]] from the 1st century BCE until the 2nd century CE.<ref name="Bajpai2004"/>

==References==
===Citations===
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===Sources===
* {{citation |last=Raychaudhuri |first=Hemchandra |author-link=Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri |title=Political History of Ancient India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h1KObc_qaXYC |year=2006 |publisher=[[Cosmo Publications]] |isbn=81-307-0291-6 }}
* {{citation |last=Thapar |first=Romila |author-link=Romila Thapar |title=The Past Before Us|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aei9AAAAQBAJ |year=2013 |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |isbn=978-0-674-72651-2 }}
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