Mahanandin was the last king of the
Shishunaga dynasty of the
Indian subcontinent
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. The dynasty ruled parts of ancient India around the city of
Pataliputra (present day
Patna
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,
Bihar
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).
Life
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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
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