The Shishunaga Dynasty (also Sishunaga/Shaishunaga Dynasty) ruled the Magadha Kingdom in ancient India from c. 413 BCE to c. 345 BCE (in some sources from 421 BCE). It is said to be the third imperial dynasty of Magadha after the Brihadratha and the Haryanka, though the Brihadratha Dynasty is considered as mythical now. The first ruler of the dynasty was Shishunaga himself after whom it has been named, who came to power when the people revolted against the earlier Haryanka Dynasty in the 5th century BCE. The Shishunaga Dynasty had a very short reign before it was succeeded by the Nandas and then the Mauryas, but it too contributed to the solid foundation of the Magadhan Empire which was to dominate the Indian subcontinent for the upcoming centuries.
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414 BCE - 396 BCEThe Magadha king Shishunaga annexes the kingdom of Avanti, ending the dynastic rule of the Pradyotas.
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413 BCE - 345 BCEThe Shishunaga Dynasty rules the Magadha Kingdom.
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413 BCE - 345 BCEThe Shishunaga Dynasty rules the Magadha Kingdom.