Mahapadma Nanda

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Mahapadma Nanda (450 B.C - 362 B.C) the first king of the Nanda dynasty. He was born from the union of a courtesan and a barber.

The Indologist F.E. Pargiter dated Nanda's coronation to 382 BCE, and R.K. Mookerji dated it to 364 BCE.[1]

Annexed parts of kalinga, central india, anga, and upper ganges valley. He was the first shudra king of magadha.

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  1. ^ K.D. Sethna. Problems of Ancient India, 2000 New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan. ISBN 81-7742-026-7
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