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Within Vinony's link graph, Kanva dynasty is referenced by 527 other articles, and connects out to Satavahana dynasty, Magadha and Pandya dynasty.
It is catalogued under topics including 1st century BC in India, Ancient Bengal and Brahmin communities.
Its subject is documented across 33 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Capital
- Pataliputra and Besnagara
- Common languages
- Sanskrit
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Government
- Monarchy
- 73 64 bce
- Vasudeva Kanva (first)
- 64 50 bce
- Bhumimitra (second)
- 38 28 bce
- Susarman (last)
- Established
- 73 BCE
- Disestablished
- 28 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- dynasty
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- replaces
- Shunga Empire
- replaced by
- Gupta Empire
- start time
- 0070-00-00
- end time
- 0025-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
The Kanva dynasty or Kanvavamsha was a Brahmin ruling dynasty of Magadha, established after Vasudeva Kanva overthrew the preceding Shunga dynasty and ruled from 73 BCE to 28 BCE.
Although the Puranic literature indicates that the Kanvas ruled from the former capital of the Shungas in Pataliputra, Magadha in Eastern India, their coins are primarily found in and around the region of Vidisha in Central India, which had also been the capital of later Shunga rulers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kanva dynasty” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.