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Devavarman
7th Mauryan emperor
Reignc. 202 – c. 195 BCE
PredecessorShalishuka
SuccessorShatadhanvan
Diedunknown
DynastyMaurya
ReligionBuddhism[citation needed]

Devavarman (or Devadharman) was a king of the Maurya Empire. He ruled in the period 202–195 BCE. According to the Puranas, he was the successor of Shalishuka Maurya and reigned for a short period of seven years. He was not unrighteous, quarrelsome, very weak, and cruel like his predecessor, Shalishuka. But he was a bit weak, like all the Mauryan emperors who reigned after Ashoka. He was succeeded by Shatadhanvan.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Thapar, Romila (1998). Aśoka and the decline of the Mauryas (2nd ed.). Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 182–183. ISBN 0-19-564445-X.
Devavarman
Preceded by
Shalishuka
Maurya Emperor
202–195 BCE
Succeeded by
Shatadhanvan