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¹ 20 years according to the *Mmk.*, p. 604 Prof. Chattopadhyaya assigns to him a reigning period of 25 years. Recently Prof. K. Chattopadhyaya has re-examined the question of succession of the kings of Magadha and arrived at the conclusion that Darśaka was an alternative name of Udāyi as Śreṇika was of Bimbisāra and Kunika of Ajātaśatru. (See *Proc of the Indian History Congress*, Lahore, 1940, pp. 140-7) Prof. Bhandarkar identifies Darśaka with Nāgadāsaka. Cf *Divyāvadāna*, p. 369.