Reign c. 367 – c. 345 BCE Children Mahapadma Nanda Name Mahanandin Mahanandin | Grandchildren Dhana Nanda Great grandchildren Durdhara | |
Mahanandin was a 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.
References
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