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Mahanandin was the last king of the Shishunaga dynasty of the
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. The dynasty ruled parts of ancient India around the city of Pataliputra (present day
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''
Puranas Puranas (Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
(1995 Editio ...
'' 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.


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* * * 4th-century BC Indian monarchs Shaishunaga dynasty Year of birth missing Year of death missing Kings of Magadha {{India-royal-stub