Shishunaga dynasty
Shishunaga Empire | ||||||||||
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Capital | Rajgir, Vaishali, later Pataliputra | |||||||||
Languages | Sanskrit | |||||||||
Religion | Jainism[1] Buddhism[citation needed] |
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Government | Monarchy | |||||||||
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• | 413–395 BC | Shishunaga | ||||||||
• | 367–345 BC | Mahanandin | ||||||||
History | ||||||||||
• | Established | 413 BC | ||||||||
• | Disestablished | 345 BC | ||||||||
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Shishunaga dynasty is believed to have been the third ruling dynasty of Magadha, a kingdom of ancient India.
According to the Puranas, this dynasty was the second ruling dynasty of Magadha, succeeding the legendary dynasty founded by Brihadratha.[2]
Shishunaga, the founder of the dynasty, was initially an amatya or "minister" of the last Haryanka dynasty ruler Nāgadāsaka and ascended to the throne after a popular rebellion in c. 413 BC.[3] The capital of this dynasty initially was Rajgir but later shifted to Pataliputra, near the present day Patna during the reign of Kakavarna. According to tradition, Kakavarna was succeeded by his ten sons.[4] This dynasty was succeeded by the Nanda Empire in c. 345 BC.[5]
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Shishunaga
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Shishunaga founded his Shishunaga or Shaishunaga empire in 413 BC with its capital in Rajgir and later Pataliputra (both in what is now Bihar). Buddhist sources indicate that he had a secondary capital at Vaishali,[6] formerly the capital of Vajji, until it was conquered by Magadha. The Shishunaga dynasty ruled of one of the largest empires in the Indian subcontinent.
Kakavarna Kalashoka
According to the Puranas, Shishunaga was succeeded by his son Kakavarna and according to the Sinhala chronicles by his son Kalashoka. On the basis of the evidence of the Ashokavadana, Hermann Jacobi, Wilhelm Geiger and Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar concluded that both are same. During Shishunaga's reign, he was the governor of Varanasi. Two most significant events of his reign are the Second Buddhist council at Vaishaliin 383BC and the final transfer of capital to Pataliputra.[7] According to the Harshacharita, he was killed by a dagger thrust in to his throat in the vicinity of his capital.[8]
Later rulers
According to tradition, ten sons of Kalashoka ruled simultaneously. The Mahabodhivamsa states their names as Bhadrasena, Korandavarna, Mangura, Sarvanjaha, Jalika, Ubhaka, Sanjaya, Koravya, Nandivardhana and Panchamaka. Only one of them mentioned in the Puranic lists, Nandivardhana.[4] Nandivardhana or Mahanandin was probably the last ruler of this dynasty, his empire was inherited by his illegitimate son Mahapadma Nanda.
Shishunaga dynasty rulers
- Shishunaga (413–395 BC)
- Kakavarna Kalashoka (395–367 BC)
- Mahanandin (367–345 BC)
References
- ↑ Books 2011.
- ↑ Raychaudhuri 1972, p. 103
- ↑ Raychaudhuri 1972, pp. 193,201
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Raychaudhuri 1972, p. 196
- ↑ Raychaudhuri 1972, p. 201
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC&pg=PA272
- ↑ Raychaudhuri 1972, pp. 195–6
- ↑ Mahajan 1960, reprint 2007, p. 251
Bibliography
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Preceded by
Haryanka dynasty (Magadha) Pradyota dynasty (Avanti)
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Shishunaga Dynasty 413–345 BC |
Succeeded by Nanda Dynasty |
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