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The Nanda dynasty was a ruling dynasty of Magadha that ruled an empire in ... of objects, including skins, gums, trees, and stones. ... as a member of the Nanda family.
Estimate of the Nanda Empire's extent, c. 325 CE. According to the Puranas, Mahapadma or Mahapadma-pati (literally, "lord of the great lotus") was the first Nanda king. He was the son of the last Shaishunaga king Mahanandin and a Shudra woman. [1] [2] Puranas describe him as ekarat (sole sovereign) and sarva-kshatrantaka (destroyer of all the ...
Nanda 1535–1600 r. 1581–1599: Nyaungyan 1555–1605 r. 1599–1605: Khin Hpone Myint ~1560-1610s Chief queen: Atula Sanda Dewi Chief queen: Anaukpetlun 1578–1628 r. 1605–1628: Khin Myo Myat: Min Lat: Mingala Dewi: Thalun 1584–1648 r. 1629–1648: Khin Myo Sit: Khin Myat Hset: Minye Deibba 1608–1629 r. 1628–1629: Khin Hnin Paw of ...
Determined to overthrow Dhana Nanda, he acquired wealth to raise an army by using a secret technique that allowed him to turn 1 coin into 8 coins. [3] Chanakya narrowed down two candidates to replace Dhana Nanda: Pabbata, and Chandragupta, who belonged to a former royal family. To test them, he gave each of them an amulet to be worn around the ...
The Maurya dynasty was the sixth and greatest ruling house of Magadha. Chandragupta Maurya founded this dynasty with help of his mentor and grand advisor Chanakya in 322 BCE after organizing a large army and overthrowing King Dhana Nanda. This dynasty lasted for 138 years, ruling Magadha from 322 to 184 BCE.
Based on Jain and Buddhist sources, it appears that Magadha was ruled by the Haryanka dynasty for some 130 years, c. 543 to 413 BCE. [ 8 ] The core of the kingdom [ which? ] was the area of Bihar south of the Ganges ; its first capital was Rajagriha (modern day Rajgir ), then Pataliputra (modern Patna ). [ 4 ]
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Sundari Nanda was the half sister of Buddha.She was the daughter of king Suddhodana and Maha Pajapati Gotami. She was considered to known as Rupa Nanda and Janapada Kalyani, because of her beauty . She later became a bhikkhuni and became arhat.Also Buddha honored her as foremost among female disciples excellent in jhana. [21]