Nāgadāsaka

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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]

References

Citations

  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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