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Who was the founder of nanda dynasty?
Who was the founder of nanda dynasty?
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Mahapadma Nanda was the founder of Nanda dynasty. This was the first non-Kshatriya dynasty. He usurped the throne of Kalasoka.
About Mahapadma Nanda
- He is known as the “first historical emperor of India.”
- He murdered Kalasoka to become the king and take up the throne.
- His origins were not clear. As per the Puranas, he was the son of the last Sisunaga king from a Sudra woman.
- As per some Jain texts and Greek writer Curtius, he was the son of a barber and a courtesan.
- His reign lasted for about twenty-eight years in between the years 367 BC and 338 BC.
- He is also called “Sarva Kashtriyantaka” (destroyer of all the kshatriyas) and “Ekrat”.
- The empire developed and grew under his reign.
- The empire expanded from the Kuru country in the north to the Godavari Valley in the south and from Magadha in the east to Narmada on the west.
- He conquered several kingdoms including Kalinga.
Mahapadma Nanda was the founder of Nanda dynasty. This was the first non-Kshatriya dynasty. He usurped the throne of Kalasoka.
About Mahapadma Nanda
- He is known as the “first historical emperor of India.”
- He murdered Kalasoka to become the king and take up the throne.
- His origins were not clear. As per the Puranas, he was the son of the last Sisunaga king from a Sudra woman.
- As per some Jain texts and Greek writer Curtius, he was the son of a barber and a courtesan.
- His reign lasted for about twenty-eight years in between the years 367 BC and 338 BC.
- He is also called “Sarva Kashtriyantaka” (destroyer of all the kshatriyas) and “Ekrat”.
- The empire developed and grew under his reign.
- The empire expanded from the Kuru country in the north to the Godavari Valley in the south and from Magadha in the east to Narmada on the west.
- He conquered several kingdoms including Kalinga.
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