38:
558:
3468:
2420:
37:
3463:
479:, he was killed by a dagger thrust into his throat in the vicinity of his capital. According to Buddhist tradition, he had nine or ten sons, who were ousted by
2661:
2413:
3394:
2230:
1612:
862:
844:
804:
777:
2282:
1282:
2406:
926:
346:, during the reign of Kalashoka. According to tradition, Kalashoka was succeeded by his ten sons. This dynasty was succeeded by the
1908:
264:
239:
3258:
619:
3453:
2346:
3448:
3114:
2728:
2551:
2341:
2225:
557:
456:
1388:
2351:
1070:
115:
327:
or "minister" of the last
Haryanka dynasty ruler Nāgadāsaka and ascended to the throne after a popular rebellion in
3473:
1021:
3458:
2533:
2309:
1457:
401:
Shishunaga founded his dynasty in 413 BCE with its capital in Rajgir and later
Pataliputra (both in what is now
3196:
2934:
2850:
2694:
2429:
2267:
2242:
2092:
1751:
1746:
3254:
2334:
2215:
1756:
1709:
1652:
1351:
1295:
1043:
468:
464:
406:
335:
56:
1808:
1523:
1277:
2356:
2257:
2252:
1940:
1888:
1741:
1645:
1630:
1290:
1244:
1085:
972:
822:
609:
3016:
2900:
2871:
2771:
2287:
2247:
2060:
1935:
999:
989:
948:
919:
759:
2180:
2175:
2380:
2210:
2160:
2055:
1986:
1957:
1876:
1778:
1210:
1048:
1038:
413:, until it was conquered by Magadha. The Shaishunaga dynasty ruled one of the largest empires in the
3279:
3217:
2464:
2136:
2072:
1952:
1918:
1820:
1788:
1640:
1635:
1447:
1102:
977:
962:
836:
769:
414:
2185:
3396:
Hinduism. In: Joseph
Kitagawa, "The Religious Traditions of Asia: Religion, History, and Culture"
3028:
2855:
2799:
2755:
2165:
2148:
2099:
1964:
1773:
1724:
1657:
1575:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1462:
1432:
1324:
1222:
1090:
1065:
3267:
3263:
3221:
3210:
3188:
3156:
3142:
2827:
2294:
2190:
2126:
2121:
2050:
1947:
1662:
1590:
1585:
1427:
1356:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1129:
1080:
858:
840:
800:
773:
615:
1798:
3152:
3137:
3133:
3086:
3082:
3042:
3008:
3004:
2823:
2647:
2619:
2611:
2557:
2143:
1930:
1925:
1881:
1868:
1766:
1761:
1625:
1620:
1602:
1563:
1496:
1479:
1420:
1410:
1405:
1346:
1302:
1272:
1232:
1215:
1198:
1161:
912:
880:
876:
440:
421:, ending the centuries old rivalry between their kingdoms and annexing Avanti into Magadha.
418:
379:
314:
244:
2170:
310:
3390:
3271:
3229:
3225:
3192:
3164:
3160:
3106:
3012:
2944:
2906:
2712:
2361:
2329:
2202:
2153:
2109:
2104:
2082:
2077:
2035:
2028:
2003:
1863:
1858:
1699:
1580:
1474:
1469:
1437:
1262:
1252:
1146:
1139:
1134:
1119:
1075:
957:
943:
583:
551:
480:
76:
1803:
1783:
2546:
3126:
2999:
2896:
2497:
2304:
2299:
2262:
2237:
2220:
2131:
2116:
2087:
2045:
1893:
1853:
1848:
1736:
1729:
1689:
1679:
1669:
1484:
1363:
1257:
1124:
1006:
452:
448:
410:
3442:
3275:
3233:
3078:
3038:
2939:
2922:
2875:
2860:
2846:
2819:
2815:
2775:
2760:
2749:
2701:
2385:
2272:
2067:
2040:
2013:
1991:
1969:
1813:
1793:
1719:
1704:
1548:
1501:
1489:
1415:
1307:
1181:
1176:
1151:
1033:
896:
792:
A History of
Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century
786:
575:
476:
347:
297:
257:
158:
2637:
459:
concluded that both are the same. During
Shishunaga's reign, he was the governor of
2994:
2867:
2767:
2575:
2540:
2522:
2514:
2458:
2277:
2018:
2008:
1974:
1903:
1898:
1825:
1615:
1597:
1558:
1553:
1533:
1528:
1400:
1393:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1267:
1205:
1186:
1171:
1107:
826:
790:
763:
3183:
3176:
3059:
3033:
2841:
2811:
2472:
1996:
1981:
1830:
1543:
1452:
1442:
1368:
1016:
1011:
796:
472:
339:
62:
3245:
3055:
2023:
1840:
1714:
1674:
1607:
579:
547:
396:
371:
320:
170:
134:
2988:
1913:
1684:
1568:
1538:
1319:
1193:
984:
430:
146:
2398:
3415:
The
Origins of Yoga and Tantra. Indic Religions to the Thirteenth Century
3066:
2949:
2807:
2633:
2625:
2579:
2570:
1314:
1097:
1055:
994:
460:
108:
94:
90:
72:
3147:
3073:
2974:
2955:
2803:
2676:
2629:
2591:
2584:
1227:
1156:
1112:
1028:
967:
305:
293:
98:
80:
3110:
2681:
2596:
2528:
2454:
1060:
935:
550:
as the tenth and the last
Shaishunaga king. Mahanandin was killed by
539:. Only one of them is mentioned in the Puranic lists, Nandivardhana.
443:
chronicles by his son
Kalashoka. On the basis of the evidence of the
439:, Shishunaga was succeeded by his son Kakavarna and according to the
51:
614:. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 145, map XIV.1 (a).
309:, this dynasty was the second ruling dynasty of Magadha, succeeding
1694:
832:
556:
402:
343:
301:
2641:
2482:
405:). Buddhist sources indicate that he had a secondary capital at
285:
2402:
908:
690:
688:
686:
684:
682:
292:, literally "of Shishunaga") was the second ruling dynasty of
657:
655:
546:
904:
463:. The two most significant events of his reign are the
3408:, Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press
2370:
2322:
2201:
1839:
1243:
942:
471:in 383 BC and the final transfer of the capital to
202:
192:
180:
164:
152:
140:
128:
114:
104:
86:
68:
47:
23:
561:Coins during the Shaishunaga dynasty of Magadha.
323:, the founder of the dynasty, was initially an
42:Approximate extent of the Shisshunaga dynasty.
2414:
920:
694:
634:
491:According to Buddhist tradition, ten sons of
8:
2377:"Empire" as a description of foreign policy
706:
673:
661:
646:
334:. The capital of this dynasty initially was
2421:
2407:
2399:
2198:
927:
913:
905:
870:
36:
20:
3469:4th-century BC disestablishments in India
2442:
2438:
742:
3297:
718:
600:
3464:5th-century BC establishments in India
2978:Co-existence of Hinduism and Buddhism
730:
3175:
2992:
2921:
2894:
2845:
2840:
201:
191:
187:
163:
151:
139:
127:
123:
113:
7:
574:, Shaishunagas were followed by the
382:, who revolted and became the king.
817:, Calcutta: University of Calcutta
815:Political History of Ancient India
14:
765:Chandragupta Maurya and his times
370:According to Buddhist tradition,
3288:References and sources for table
611:A Historical atlas of South Asia
608:Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978).
262:
237:
16:Second ruling dynasty of Magadha
1:
828:Age of the Nandas and Mauryas
351:
328:
3417:, Cambridge University Press
3385:, Cambridge University Press
3115:Decline of Buddhism in India
2552:Northern Black Polished Ware
457:Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
3383:An Introduction to Hinduism
813:Raychaudhuri, H.C. (1972),
3490:
3406:Hinduism. Past and present
3276:Chera Perumals of Makkotai
3234:Chera Perumals of Makkotai
2626:Rise of Shramana movements
495:ruled simultaneously. The
428:
419:Pradyota dynasty of Avanti
409:, formerly the capital of
394:
3413:Samuel, Geoffrey (2010),
3285:
3182:
3161:Pandyan kingdom (revival)
3146:
3125:
3100:
3072:
3032:
3027:
2968:
2854:
2789:
2747:
2726:
2710:
2699:
2692:
2675:
2659:
2645:
2616:
2609:
2555:
2537:
2534:Painted Grey Ware culture
2519:
2511:
2495:
2471:
2468:
2463:
2450:
2445:
2436:
893:
886:
873:
554:, his illegitimate son .
216:
212:
188:
176:
124:
35:
30:
3381:Flood, Gavin D. (1996),
2970:"Golden Age of Hinduism"
2935:Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom
2851:Maha-Meghavahana Dynasty
2612:Persian-Greek influences
2430:Middle kingdoms of India
3404:Michaels, Axel (2004),
3102:Late-Classical Hinduism
857:, New Delhi: S. Chand,
853:Mahajan, V.D. (2007) ,
823:Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta
578:, which was founded by
465:Second Buddhist council
417:. Shishunaga ended the
342:, near the present day
338:; but later shifted to
2488:Middle Gangetic Plain
562:
499:states their names as
204:• Disestablished
3017:Western Ganga Dynasty
2884: 1st century BCE
2872:Early Pandyan kingdom
2837: 2nd century BCE
2797:(ca. 200 BC - 300 CE)
2791:Preclassical Hinduism
2772:Early Pandyan kingdom
2744: 3rd century BCE
2689: 4th century BCE
2656: 5th century BCE
2566: 6th century BCE
2491:Lower Gangetic Plain
2479:Upper Gangetic Plain
2347:Medieval great powers
760:Mookerji, Radha Kumud
560:
69:Common languages
3454:Dynasties of Magadha
3367:Michaels (2004) p.41
3358:Michaels (2004) p.40
3340:Michaels (2004) p.39
3322:Michaels (2004) p.39
3259:Kamboja-Pala dynasty
2891: 1st century CE
2357:European colonialism
2342:Ancient great powers
888:Shaishunaga Dynasty
649:, pp. 193, 201.
3449:Shaishunaga dynasty
3218:Rashtrakuta dynasty
2670:Shaishunaga dynasty
2620:Second Urbanisation
2465:Indo-Gangetic Plain
2352:Modern great powers
837:Motilal Banarsidass
831:(Second ed.),
770:Motilal Banarsidass
709:, pp. 195–196.
475:. According to the
425:Kakavarna/Kalashoka
415:Indian subcontinent
300:. According to the
194:• Established
166:• 355–345 BCE
154:• 367–355 BCE
142:• 395–367 BCE
130:• 413–395 BCE
3349:Hiltebeitel (2002)
3331:Hiltebeitel (2002)
3029:Hephthalite Empire
2865:(300 BCE – 200 CE)
2856:Satavahana dynasty
2842:Indo-Greek Kingdom
2765:(300 BCE – 200 CE)
2756:Satavahana dynasty
2729:Spread of Buddhism
2451:Northwestern India
695:Upinder Singh 2016
635:Upinder Singh 2016
563:
282:Shishunaga dynasty
25:Shishunaga Dynasty
3474:Kingdoms of Bihar
3436:
3435:
3431:
3430:
3427:
3426:
3268:Eastern Chalukyas
3264:Kalyani Chalukyas
3222:Eastern Chalukyas
3211:Gurjara-Pratihara
3204: 9th century
3189:Eastern Chalukyas
3172: 8th century
3157:Eastern Chalukyas
3143:Mlechchha dynasty
3122: 7th century
3104:(ca. CE 650-1100)
3051: 6th century
3024: 5th century
2984: 4th century
2930: 3rd century
2918: 2nd century
2828:Mahayana Buddhism
2795:"Hindu Synthesis"
2662:Persian conquests
2547:Shramanic culture
2483:Ganga-Yamuna doab
2396:
2395:
2318:
2317:
2283:Polish–Lithuanian
1458:Gurjara-Pratihara
903:
902:
894:Succeeded by
864:978-81-219-0887-0
846:978-81-208-0465-4
806:978-81-317-1677-9
779:978-81-208-0433-3
707:Raychaudhuri 1972
674:Raychaudhuri 1972
662:Raychaudhuri 1972
647:Raychaudhuri 1972
435:According to the
278:
277:
274:
273:
270:
269:
250:
249:
3481:
3459:History of Bihar
3418:
3409:
3400:
3391:Hiltebeitel, Alf
3386:
3368:
3365:
3359:
3356:
3350:
3347:
3341:
3338:
3332:
3329:
3323:
3320:
3314:
3311:
3305:
3302:
3153:Badami Chalukyas
3148:Adivasi (tribes)
3138:Empire of Harsha
3134:Vakataka dynasty
3087:Kalabhra dynasty
3083:Badami Chalukyas
3074:Adivasi (tribes)
3043:Kalabhra dynasty
3009:Kalabhra dynasty
3005:Andhra Ikshvakus
2972:(ca. CE 320-650)
2956:Adivasi (tribes)
2824:Smarta Tradition
2677:Adivasi (tribes)
2592:Adivasi (tribes)
2448:cultural period
2443:
2439:
2423:
2416:
2409:
2400:
2199:
1864:Austro-Hungarian
1564:Chagatai Khanate
929:
922:
915:
906:
881:Pradyota dynasty
877:Haryanka dynasty
874:Preceded by
871:
867:
849:
818:
809:
782:
768:(4th ed.),
746:
740:
734:
728:
722:
716:
710:
704:
698:
692:
677:
671:
665:
659:
650:
644:
638:
632:
626:
625:
605:
380:Haryanka kingdom
356:
353:
333:
330:
315:Haryanka dynasty
266:
265:
254:
253:
245:Haryanka dynasty
241:
240:
234:
233:
218:
217:
40:
21:
3489:
3488:
3484:
3483:
3482:
3480:
3479:
3478:
3439:
3438:
3437:
3432:
3423:
3422:
3421:
3412:
3403:
3389:
3380:
3371:
3366:
3362:
3357:
3353:
3348:
3344:
3339:
3335:
3330:
3326:
3321:
3317:
3312:
3308:
3303:
3299:
3289:
3278:
3274:
3272:Medieval Cholas
3270:
3266:
3257:
3232:
3230:Medieval Cholas
3228:
3226:Pandyan kingdom
3224:
3220:
3195:
3193:Pandyan kingdom
3191:
3163:
3159:
3155:
3136:
3113:
3107:Advaita Vedanta
3105:
3089:
3085:
3081:
3058:
3045:
3041:
3015:
3013:Kadamba Dynasty
3011:
3007:
2998:
2977:
2973:
2945:Western Satraps
2907:Kuninda Kingdom
2899:
2878:
2874:
2870:
2866:
2864:
2858:
2849:
2826:
2798:
2778:
2774:
2770:
2766:
2764:
2758:
2695:Greek conquests
2628:
2624:
2550:
2544:
2532:
2526:
2480:
2452:
2447:
2432:
2427:
2397:
2392:
2381:American Empire
2366:
2362:African empires
2314:
2197:
1889:Central African
1835:
1653:Romano-Germanic
1239:
973:Middle Assyrian
946:
938:
933:
899:
890:
884:
865:
852:
847:
825:, ed. (1988) ,
821:
812:
807:
785:
780:
758:
755:
750:
749:
741:
737:
729:
725:
717:
713:
705:
701:
693:
680:
672:
668:
660:
653:
645:
641:
633:
629:
622:
607:
606:
602:
597:
592:
584:Mahapadma Nanda
568:
489:
433:
427:
399:
393:
388:
368:
363:
354:
331:
296:, an empire in
263:
238:
205:
195:
167:
155:
143:
131:
97:
93:
79:
77:Magadhi Prakrit
75:
60:
55:
43:
31:413 BCE–345 BCE
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3487:
3485:
3477:
3476:
3471:
3466:
3461:
3456:
3451:
3441:
3440:
3434:
3433:
3429:
3428:
3425:
3424:
3420:
3419:
3410:
3401:
3387:
3377:
3370:
3369:
3360:
3351:
3342:
3333:
3324:
3315:
3306:
3296:
3290:
3287:
3286:
3283:
3282:
3261:
3252:
3250:
3248:
3243:
3237:
3236:
3215:
3213:
3208:
3206:
3200:
3199:
3186:
3181:
3179:
3174:
3168:
3167:
3150:
3145:
3140:
3131:
3129:
3127:Indo-Sassanids
3124:
3118:
3117:
3099:
3091:
3090:
3076:
3071:
3069:
3064:
3062:
3053:
3047:
3046:
3036:
3031:
3026:
3020:
3019:
3002:
3000:Varman dynasty
2991:
2986:
2980:
2979:
2967:
2959:
2958:
2953:
2947:
2942:
2937:
2932:
2926:
2925:
2920:
2914:
2913:
2911:
2909:
2904:
2901:Indo-Parthians
2897:Indo-Scythians
2893:
2887:
2886:
2880:
2879:
2853:
2844:
2839:
2833:
2832:
2830:
2788:
2780:
2779:
2753:
2746:
2740:
2739:
2737:
2732:
2725:
2717:
2716:
2713:HISTORICAL AGE
2708:
2707:
2705:
2698:
2691:
2685:
2684:
2679:
2674:
2672:
2667:
2665:
2658:
2652:
2651:
2644:
2615:
2608:
2600:
2599:
2594:
2589:
2587:
2582:
2573:
2568:
2562:
2561:
2554:
2536:
2518:
2510:
2502:
2501:
2493:
2492:
2489:
2486:
2476:
2475:
2473:Southern India
2470:
2469:Central India
2467:
2462:
2449:
2437:
2434:
2433:
2428:
2426:
2425:
2418:
2411:
2403:
2394:
2393:
2391:
2390:
2389:
2388:
2383:
2374:
2372:
2368:
2367:
2365:
2364:
2359:
2354:
2349:
2344:
2339:
2338:
2337:
2326:
2324:
2320:
2319:
2316:
2315:
2313:
2312:
2307:
2302:
2297:
2292:
2291:
2290:
2280:
2275:
2270:
2265:
2260:
2255:
2250:
2245:
2240:
2235:
2234:
2233:
2228:
2218:
2213:
2207:
2205:
2196:
2195:
2194:
2193:
2188:
2183:
2178:
2173:
2163:
2158:
2157:
2156:
2146:
2141:
2140:
2139:
2134:
2129:
2119:
2114:
2113:
2112:
2107:
2097:
2096:
2095:
2090:
2085:
2080:
2075:
2065:
2064:
2063:
2058:
2048:
2043:
2038:
2033:
2032:
2031:
2026:
2021:
2016:
2011:
2001:
2000:
1999:
1994:
1984:
1979:
1978:
1977:
1972:
1962:
1961:
1960:
1955:
1945:
1944:
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1041:
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997:
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982:
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819:
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787:Singh, Upinder
783:
778:
754:
751:
748:
747:
735:
723:
721:, p. 251.
711:
699:
697:, p. 272.
678:
676:, p. 201.
666:
664:, p. 196.
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639:
637:, p. 273.
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453:Wilhelm Geiger
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3141:
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3123:
3120:
3119:
3116:
3112:
3108:
3103:
3098:
3097:
3093:
3092:
3088:
3084:
3080:
3079:Vishnukundina
3077:
3075:
3070:
3068:
3065:
3063:
3061:
3057:
3054:
3052:
3049:
3048:
3044:
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3018:
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3006:
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2938:
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2919:
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2898:
2892:
2889:
2888:
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2881:
2877:
2873:
2869:
2863:
2862:
2861:Sangam period
2857:
2852:
2848:
2847:Shunga Empire
2843:
2838:
2835:
2834:
2831:
2829:
2825:
2821:
2820:Brahma Sutras
2817:
2816:Bhagavad Gita
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2796:
2792:
2787:
2786:
2782:
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2757:
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918:
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889:
882:
878:
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866:
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856:
855:Ancient India
851:
848:
842:
838:
834:
830:
829:
824:
820:
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811:
808:
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798:
794:
793:
788:
784:
781:
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771:
767:
766:
761:
757:
756:
752:
745:, p. 10.
744:
743:Mookerji 1988
739:
736:
733:, p. 14.
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724:
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576:Nanda dynasty
573:
570:According to
565:
559:
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533:Nandivardhana
530:
526:
522:
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366:Establishment
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348:Nanda dynasty
345:
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258:Nanda Dynasty
256:
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22:
19:
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3363:
3354:
3345:
3336:
3327:
3318:
3309:
3300:
3292:
3291:
3255:Pala dynasty
3241:10th century
3240:
3203:
3171:
3121:
3101:
3095:
3094:
3050:
3023:
2995:Gupta Empire
2993:
2983:
2969:
2963:
2962:
2929:
2917:
2895:
2890:
2883:
2868:Early Cholas
2859:
2836:
2794:
2790:
2784:
2783:
2768:Early Cholas
2759:
2748:
2743:
2734:
2727:
2721:
2720:
2711:
2702:Nanda empire
2700:
2688:
2669:
2655:
2646:
2617:
2610:
2604:
2603:
2565:
2556:
2541:Vedic Period
2538:
2523:Vedic Period
2520:
2515:Vedic Period
2512:
2506:
2505:
2496:
2459:Sapta Sindhu
2446:Timeline and
2137:Contemporary
1987:Indo-Persian
1975:Nazi Germany
1919:Contemporary
1821:Vijayanagara
1720:Great Seljuk
1631:Thessalonica
1559:Golden Horde
1199:Carthaginian
1166:
978:Neo-Assyrian
963:Neo-Sumerian
891:413–345 BCE
887:
854:
827:
814:
791:
764:
738:
726:
719:Mahajan 2007
714:
702:
669:
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630:
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603:
571:
569:
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505:Korandavarna
504:
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487:Later rulers
445:Ashokavadana
444:
436:
434:
400:
375:
369:
324:
319:
304:
289:
281:
279:
227:Succeeded by
226:
221:
18:
3399:, Routledge
3280:Rashtrakuta
3184:Pala Empire
3177:Kabul Shahi
3060:Kabul Shahi
3034:Alchon Huns
2812:Mahabharata
2735:Pre-history
2648:Pre-history
2558:Pre-history
1725:Khwarezmian
1658:Carolingian
1463:Rashtrakuta
1167:Shaishunaga
1066:Hellenistic
1049:New Kingdom
1039:Old Kingdom
797:Pearson PLC
731:Sastri 1988
473:Pataliputra
340:Pataliputra
311:Nagadashaka
222:Preceded by
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3443:Categories
3293:References
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3056:Nezak Huns
2295:Portuguese
2176:Revival Le
2166:Vietnamese
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1287:Bulgarian
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3197:Kalachuri
2989:Kidarites
2288:Couronian
1926:Ethiopian
1914:Manchukuo
1869:Brazilian
1715:Ghaznavid
1685:Srivijaya
1636:Trebizond
1621:Byzantine
1603:North Sea
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1586:Almoravid
1569:Ilkhanate
1539:Majapahit
1512:Muromachi
1421:Solomonic
1406:Ethiopian
1320:Caliphate
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2014:Afsharid
1873:Burmese
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1774:Venetian
1700:Tiwanaku
1613:Hellenic
1576:Moroccan
1507:Kamakura
1497:Japanese
1480:Saffarid
1433:Georgian
1347:Chalukya
1325:Rashidun
1315:Calakmul
1283:Bruneian
1162:Haryanka
1140:Sasanian
1135:Parthian
1086:Bactrian
1076:Seleucid
1056:Goguryeo
1034:Egyptian
968:Assyrian
958:Akkadian
949:Colonies
883:(Avanti)
789:(2016),
469:Vaishali
461:Varanasi
407:Vaishali
336:Vaishali
109:Monarchy
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91:Hinduism
73:Sanskrit
57:Vaishali
3374:Sources
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3096:Culture
2975:Puranas
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2804:Puranas
2785:Culture
2722:Culture
2638:Ājīvika
2630:Jainism
2605:Culture
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2507:Culture
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2330:Empires
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2305:Spanish
2300:Russian
2263:Italian
2238:Chinese
2226:English
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2191:Vietnam
2181:Tay son
2127:Tsarist
2122:Russian
2117:Ottoman
2083:Dzungar
2078:Khoshut
2051:Mexican
2046:Maratha
2029:Pahlavi
2009:Safavid
2004:Iranian
1931:Haitian
1894:Chinese
1854:Ashanti
1826:Wagadou
1752:Eastern
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1670:Serbian
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1475:Tahirid
1470:Iranian
1448:Kannauj
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1263:Ayyubid
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1157:Magadha
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1113:Xiongnu
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1007:Chinese
995:Kassite
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2597:Assaka
2529:Srauta
2455:Punjab
2273:Mongol
2258:German
2253:French
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2161:Tongan
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2144:Sokoto
2110:'Alawi
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2068:Mongol
2061:Second
2041:Korean
1992:Mughal
1982:Indian
1965:German
1958:Second
1948:French
1941:Second
1877:Second
1849:Afghan
1841:Modern
1767:Kyrgyz
1762:Uighur
1757:Second
1737:Turkic
1705:Toltec
1641:Epirus
1626:Nicaea
1549:Mongol
1502:Yamato
1438:Huetar
1296:Second
1233:Rouran
1182:Shunga
1177:Maurya
1152:Kushan
1125:Median
1103:Hunnic
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