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Kanva dynasty

c. 75–30 BCE · 1st century BCE

The Kanva dynasty ruled Magadha in northern India after the Shungas, traditionally for forty-five years in the first century BCE. Its founder Vasudeva Kanva, a Brahmin minister, killed the last Shunga king Devabhuti, and the dynasty had four kings. According to the Puranas it was ended by an Andhra king, often identified with the Satavahanas.

Kanva dynasty
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