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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).

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
Occupation
ruler
Position held
king
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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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