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| succession = [[Shishunaga dynasty|Shishunaga King]] | | succession = [[Shishunaga dynasty|Shishunaga King]] | ||
| death_date = 345 BCE | | death_date = 345 BCE | ||
| reign = {{circa| | | reign = {{circa|355 - 345 BCE}}{{cn|date=March 2018}} | ||
| predecessor = Nandivardhana | | predecessor = Nandivardhana | ||
| successor = [[Mahapadma Nanda]] | | successor = [[Mahapadma Nanda]] | ||
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| father = Nandivardhana | | father = Nandivardhana | ||
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'''Mahanandin''' was | '''Mahanandin''' was the last king of the [[Shishunaga dynasty]] of the [[Indian subcontinent]]. The dynasty ruled parts of ancient India around the city of [[Pataliputra]] (present day [[Patna]], [[Bihar]]). | ||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:45, 4 June 2021
| Mahanandin | |
|---|---|
| Shishunaga King | |
| Reign | c. 355 - 345 BCE[citation needed] |
| Predecessor | Nandivardhana |
| Successor | Mahapadma Nanda |
| Died | 345 BCE |
| Issue | possibly Mahapadma Nanda and several others |
| Father | Nandivardhana |
Mahanandin was the last king of the Shishunaga dynasty of the Indian subcontinent. The dynasty ruled parts of ancient India around the city of Pataliputra (present day Patna, Bihar).
Life[edit]
Puranas list Nandivardhana as the ninth Shishunaga king and his son Mahanandin as the tenth and the last Shishunaga king.[1] Mahanandin was killed by his illegitimate son from a Shudra wife named Mahapadma Nanda.[2]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ↑ Smith 2008, p. 37.
- ↑ Mookerji 1988, p. 10.
Sources[edit]
- Mookerji, Radha Kumud (1988) [first published in 1966], Chandragupta Maurya and his times (4th ed.), Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0433-3
- Singh, Upinder (2016), A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century, Pearson PLC, ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9
- Smith, Vincent A. (2008) [1906], Jackson, A. V. Williams (ed.), History of India, in Nine Volumes, vol. II - From the Sixth Century B.C. to the Mohammedan Conquest, Including the Invasion of Alexander the Great, Cosimo Classics, ISBN 978-1-60520-492-5
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