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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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.