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Shishunaga dynasty
The Shishunaga dynasty ruled the kingdom of Magadha in eastern India from around the late 5th century BCE until about 345 BCE. Founded by Shishunaga, who conquered Avanti, it kept its court at Rajagriha, Vaishali and Pataliputra. In the reign of Kalashoka the Second Buddhist Council is said to have met at Vaishali. The last Shishunaga ruler was overthrown by Mahapadma Nanda, founder of the Nanda Empire.
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