Shishunaga dynasty
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The Shishunaga dynasty was an ancient ruling house of Magadha in northern India, known for consolidating power after the fall of the Haryanka dynasty and setting the stage for later imperial expansions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shishunaga dynasty canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Magadha dynasty
ⓘ
ancient Indian dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Magadha kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Pataliputra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajagriha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | pre-Mauryan dynasty ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Buddhist–Hindu cultural milieu ⓘ |
| currency | punch-marked coins ⓘ |
| dynastyType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| endTime | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| era | Iron Age India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indo-Aryan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Nanda dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Shishunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Middle Gangetic plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasMonarch |
Kakavarna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalashoka NERFINISHED ⓘ Shishunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Kings of Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Buddhist chronicles
ⓘ
Puranic texts ⓘ |
| influenced | rise of the Mauryan Empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consolidation of Magadha after the Haryanka dynasty
ⓘ
expansion of Magadha’s political power ⓘ setting the stage for later Mauryan Empire ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Magadhi Prakrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | wars with neighboring Mahajanapadas ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shishunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mahajanapada period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | regional power ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | centralized kingdom ⓘ |
| precededBy | Haryanka dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Haryanka dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern India ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Second Buddhist Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
transfer of capital from Rajagriha to Pataliputra ⓘ |
| startTime | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| successor | Nanda dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes | Magadha region of present-day Bihar ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Vedic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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