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The Kanva kings were [[Brahmin]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rao |first1=B. V. |title=World history from early times to A D 2000 |date=1 January 2012 |publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd |isbn=978-81-207-3188-2 |page=97 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wPB7XoSiboUC&pg=PA97 |quote=Vasudeva Kanva, a Brahmin minister of the last Sunga ruler Devabhuti..}}</ref> They were descendants of the [[Rishi|sage]] Saubhari. [[Vasudeva Kanva]] killed [[Devabhuti]] of the [[Shunga Empire|Shunga dynasty]] and established the rule of the Kanva dynasty.{{sfn|Thapar|2013|p=296}} | |||
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