Panchronia

Magadha - Shaishunaga dynasty

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413 BC – 345 BC · up to 797 thousand km² · Asia

Capital: Rajgir

The Shaishunaga dynasty was possibly the second ruling dynasty of Magadha. According to the Buddhist text Mahavamsa, this dynasty was the second ruling dynasty of Magadha, succeeding Nagadashaka of the Haryanka dynasty. The Hindu Puranas have given a different list with different chronology of the Shaishunaga dynasty kings, whereas Jain texts do not mention this dynasty.

Predecessors: Magadha - Haryanka dynasty, Pradyota dynasty

Successors: Nanda Empire