Mahanandin
| Mahanandin | |
|---|---|
| Shishunaga King | |
| Reign | c. 367 – c. 345 BCE |
| Predecessor | Nandivardhana |
| Successor | Mahapadma Nanda |
| Issue | Mahapadma Nanda |
| Father | Nandivardhana |
Mahanandin was a king of the Shishunaga dynasty of the Indian subcontinent. The dynasty ruled parts of ancient India around the city of Pataliputra (present day Patna, Bihar).
Life
Puranas list Nandivardhana as the ninth Shishunaga king and his son Mahanandin as the tenth and the last Shishunaga king.[1] Mahanandin was killed by his illegitimate son from a Shudra wife named Mahapadma Nanda.[2]
References
- ↑ Smith 2008, p. 37.
- ↑ Mookerji 1988, p. 10.
Sources
- Mookerji, Radha Kumud (1988) [first published in 1966], Chandragupta Maurya and his times (4th ed.), Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0433-3
- Smith, Vincent A. (2008) [1906], Jackson, A. V. Williams, ed., History of India, in Nine Volumes, II - From the Sixth Century B.C. to the Mohammedan Conquest, Including the Invasion of Alexander the Great, Cosimo Classics, ISBN 978-1-60520-492-5
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