Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1892

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1892

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c9.1892

ŚIŚUNĀGA. The first King of the Śiśunāga dynasty. He founded the dynasty after defeating Nandivardhana of Pradyota family, King of Magadha. Though he first belonged to Kāśī region, later on he settled down in Magadha. Kākavarṇa was Śiśunāga's son. The following ten Kings of Śiśunāga dynasty ruled the country for 360 years. (1) Kākavarṇa (2) Kṣemadharmā (3) Kṣemajit (4) Vindhyasena (5) Bhūmitra (6) Ajātaśatru (7) Vaṃśaka (8) Udāsī (9) Nandivardhana (10) Mahānandī. (Matsya Purāṇa, 272, 6-17; Vāyu Purāṇa 99. 314-315).

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Matsyapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Vāyupurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit