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Vasudeva Kanva

r. c. 73–64 BCE · 1st century BCE

Vasudeva Kanva was a Brahmin minister who founded the Kanva dynasty of Magadha in northern India around 73 BCE. According to the Puranas and the writer Bana, he had his master Devabhuti, the last king of the Shunga dynasty, killed and took the throne. His dynasty of four kings ruled for about 45 years.

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Kanva dynasty

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