Mahanandin
Sign in to saveMahanandin was the last 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).
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It is catalogued under topics including 4th-century BC Indian monarchs, Kings of Magadha and Shaishunaga dynasty.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Royalty.succession
- King of Magadha
- Royalty.death_date
- 345 BCE
- Royalty.predecessor
- Nandivardhana
- Royalty.successor
- Mahapadma Nanda
- Royalty.issue
- possibly Mahapadma Nanda and several others
- Royalty.father
- Nandivardhana
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Magadha
- Child
- Mahapadma Nanda
- Occupation
- ruler
- Position held
- king
- Family
- Shishunaga dynasty
Show 3 more facts
- killed by
- Mahapadma Nanda
- manner of death
- homicide
- date of death
- 0345-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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Mahanandin was the last 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. Mahanandin was killed by his illegitimate son from a Shudra wife named Mahapadma Nanda.
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