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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 ...
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 .
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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
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Another Buddhist text, the Digha Nikaya, mentions twelve Mahajanapadas from the above list and omits four of them (Assaka, Avanti, Gandhara, and Kamboja). [ 17 ] Chulla-Niddesa , another ancient text of the Buddhist canon, adds Kalinga to the list and substitutes Yona for Gandhara, thus listing the Kamboja and the Yona as the only Mahajanapadas ...
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.
Kalinga was believed to be briefly annexed by Nanda ruler Mahapadma Nanda between 345 to 340 BCE. Possible extent of the Nanda Empire under its last ruler Dhana Nanda The Nanda empire appears to have stretched from present-day Punjab in the west to Odisha (Kalinga) in the east. [ 35 ]