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'''Nāgadāsaka''' was the last ruler of [[Haryanka dynasty]] from 437 to 413 BCE and son of Munda. He murdered his father and ruled for twenty-four years. The people deposed him and made [[Shishunaga]] king in his place. Shishunaga was the founder of [[Shishunaga dynasty]].<ref>{{citation |title=Royal patronage of Buddhism in ancient India |last=Hazra |first=Kanai Lal |page=39 |year=1984 |publisher=D.K. Publications |oclc=10590550 }}</ref>
'''Nāgadāsaka''' was king of [[Magadha]] from 437 to 413 BCE and son of Munda. He slew his father and ruled for twenty-four years. The people deposed him and made [[Shishunaga]] king in his place. Shishunaga was the founder of [[Shishunaga dynasty]].<ref>{{citation |title=Royal patronage of Buddhism in ancient India |last=Hazra |first=Kanai Lal |page=39 |year=1984 |publisher=D.K. Publications |oclc=10590550 }}</ref>


According to Buddhist tradition, he was the last of Haryanka rulers who was replaced by his ''[[amatya]]'' (minister), [[Shishunaga]].{{sfn|Upinder Singh|2016|p=273}}
According to Buddhist tradition, he was the last of Haryanka rulers who was replaced by his ''[[amatya]]'' (minister), [[Shishunaga]].{{sfn|Upinder Singh|2016|p=273}}

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Nāgadāsaka
Last Haryanka King
Reignc. 437 – c. 413 BCE (24 years)
PredecessorMunda
SuccessorShishunaga (who founded Shishunaga dynasty)
DynastyHaryanka
FatherMunda

Nāgadāsaka was king of Magadha from 437 to 413 BCE and son of Munda. He slew his father and ruled for twenty-four years. The people deposed him and made Shishunaga king in his place. Shishunaga was the founder of Shishunaga dynasty.[1]

According to Buddhist tradition, he was the last of Haryanka rulers who was replaced by his amatya (minister), Shishunaga.[2]

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  1. Hazra, Kanai Lal (1984), Royal patronage of Buddhism in ancient India, D.K. Publications, p. 39, OCLC 10590550
  2. Upinder Singh 2016, p. 273.

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