Kanva dynasty
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Kanva dynasty | |||||||||
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75 BCE–30 BCE | |||||||||
Capital | Pataliputra | ||||||||
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• Established | 75 BCE | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 30 BCE | ||||||||
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The Kanva dynasty or Kanvayana is a Brahmin dynasty that replaced the Shunga dynasty in Magadha, and ruled in the Eastern part of India from 75 BCE to 30 BCE.
The last ruler of the Shunga dynasty, Devabhuti, was overthrown by Vasudeva of the Kanva dynasty in 75 BC. The Kanva ruler allowed the kings of the Shunga dynasty to continue to rule in obscurity in a corner of their former dominions. Magadha was ruled by four Kanva rulers. Their dynasty was brought to an end by the ruler of the Satavahana dynasty or Andhrabhrtya dynasty in Amaravathi village, Guntur district.[1]
Rulers
- Vasudeva (c. 75 – c. 66 BCE)
- Bhumimitra (c. 66 – c. 52 BCE)
- Narayana (c. 52 – c. 40 BCE)
- Susharman (c. 40 – c. 30 BCE)
Notes
References
- Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra Political History of Ancient India, University of Calcutta, 1972.