Jump to content

Nāgadāsaka

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Nāgadāsaka
King of Magadha
Reignc. 437 – c. 413 BCE (24 years)
PredecessorMunda
SuccessorShishunaga (who founded Shishunaga dynasty)
DynastyHaryanka
FatherMunda

Nāgadāsaka was the last ruler of Haryanka dynasty from 437 to 413 BCE and son of Munda. He murdered his father and ruled for twenty-four years. The people deposed him and made Shishunaga king in his place. Shishunaga was the founder of Shishunaga dynasty.[1]

According to Buddhist tradition, he was the last of Haryanka rulers who was replaced by his amatya (minister), Shishunaga.[2]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Hazra, Kanai Lal (1984), Royal patronage of Buddhism in ancient India, D.K. Publications, p. 39, OCLC 10590550
  2. ^ Upinder Singh 2016, p. 273.

Sources