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Mahapadma Nanda (IAST: Mahāpadmānanda; r. c. 345–329 BCE), (died 329 BCE) according to the Puranas, was the first Nanda king of Magadha. The Puranas describe him as a son of the last Shaishunaga king Mahanandin and a Shudra woman. These texts credit him with extensive conquests that expanded the Empire far beyond the Magadha region. The ...
The Nanda dynasty was the fourth ruling house of Magadha. Mahapadma Nanda founded this dynasty in 345 BCE after murdering his own father, King Mahanandin . This dynasty was the shortest-living dynasty of Magadha, ruling for only 23 years from 345 to 329 BCE.
A silver coin of 1 karshapana of the Magadha Empire (ca 600–32 BCE), King Mahapadma Nanda or his sons (ca 346–321 BCE) Obv: different symbols Rev: different symbols including an elephant. Dimensions: 17 mm Weight: 2.5 g. Several historical sources refer to the great wealth of the Nandas.
According to Puranas Mahapadma Nanda, describe him as ekarat (sole sovereign) and sarva-kshatrantaka (destroyer of all the Kshatriyas). [1] The Kshastriyas (warriors and rulers) said to have been exterminated by Mahapadma include Maithalas , Kasheyas , Ikshvakus , Panchalas , Shurasenas , Kurus , Haihayas , Vitihotras , Kalingas , and Ashmakas .
The Itihasa-Purana, the Epic-Puranic narratives of the Sanskrit Epics (Mahabharata and the Ramayana) [1] and the Puranas, [1] contain royal genealogies of the lunar dynasty and solar dynasty which are regarded by Indian traditions as historic events, and used in the Epic-Puranic chronology to establish a traditional timeline of Indian history.
List of Nanda dynasty rulers Ruler Reign (BCE) Mahapadma Nanda: 345–340 BCE Pandukananda: 340–339 BCE Pandugatinanda: 339–338 BCE Bhutapalananda: 338–337 BCE Rashtrapalananada: 337–336 BCE Govishanakananda: 336–335 BCE Dashasiddhakananda: 335–334 BCE Kaivartananda: 334–329 BCE Dhana Nanda: 329–321 BCE
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Mahāpadma may refer to . a legendary treasure in Hindu mythology one of the nine treasures of Kubera; a particular treasure inhabited by a Nāga, and a name of that Naga; one of the eight treasures connected with Padmini magic