Rajgir (primary) Vaishali (secondary) later Pataliputra
Common languages
Sanskrit Magadhi Prakrit Other Prakrits
Religion
Hinduism[2] Buddhism Jainism
Government
Monarchy
Raja
• 413–395 BCE
Shishunaga
• 395–367 BCE
Kalashoka
• 367–355 BCE
Nandivardhana
• 355–345 BCE
Mahanandin
History
• Established
413 BCE
• Disestablished
345 BCE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Haryanka dynasty
Nanda Dynasty
The Shishunaga dynasty (IAST: Śaiśunāga, literally "of Shishunaga") was the second ruling dynasty of Magadha, an empire in ancient India. According to the Hindu Puranas, this dynasty was the second ruling dynasty of Magadha, succeeding Nagadashaka of the Haryanka dynasty.
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 BCE.[3] The capital of this dynasty initially was Vaishali; but later shifted to Pataliputra, near the present day Patna, during the reign of Kalashoka. According to tradition, Kalashoka was succeeded by his ten sons.[4] This dynasty was succeeded by the Nanda dynasty in c. 345 BCE.[5]
^Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 145, map XIV.1 (a). ISBN 0226742210.
^Upinder Singh 2016, p. 273.
^Raychaudhuri 1972, pp. 193, 201.
^Raychaudhuri 1972, p. 196.
^Raychaudhuri 1972, p. 201.
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