Kalashoka

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Kalashoka
Reignc. 395 – c. 367 BCE
PredecessorShishunaga
SuccessorNandivardhan (Magadha throne)
IssueBhadrasena
Korandavarna
Mangura
Sarvanjaha
Jalika
Ubhaka
Sanjaya
Koravya
Nandivardhana
Panchamaka
DynastyShishunaga dynasty
FatherShishunaga

Kalashoka or Kakavarna was the son and successor of Shishunaga.[1] He divided his kingdom between his ten sons and crowned his ninth son, Nandivardhana as the king of Magadha. He was killed by the founder of Nanda dynasty. With his death the Shishunaga dynasty came to an end.

Second Buddhist Council[edit]

According to Buddhist literature, the Second Buddhist Council, held 100 years after the Maha Parinirvana of Lord Buddha, in Vaishali, was patronised by King Kalashoka.

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  • 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