Kanva dynasty

75 BCE–30 BCE

Capital

Pataliputra

Government

monarchy

History

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Established

75 BCE

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Disestablished

30 BCE

Preceded by

Succeeded by

Shunga dynasty

Gupta Empire

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Ancient Neolithic, c. 7600 – c. 3300 BCE Indus Valley Civilization, c. 3300 – c. 1700 BCE Post Indus Valley Period, c. 1700 – c. 1500 BCE Vedic Civilization, c. 1500 – c. 500 BCE Early Vedic Period Rise of Śramaṇa movement Later Vedic Period Spread of Jainism - Parshvanatha Spread of Jainism - Mahavira Rise of Buddhism Mahajanapadas, c. 500 – c. 345 BCE Nanda Dynasty, c. 345 – c. 322 BCE
Classical Maurya Dynasty, c. 322 – c. 185 BCE Shunga Dynasty, c. 185 – c. 75 BCE Kanva Dynasty, c. 75 – c. 30 BCE Kushan Dynasty, c. 30 - c. 230 CE Satavahana Dynasty, c. 30 BCE - c. 220 CE Gupta Dynasty, c. 200 - c. 550 CE
Early Medieval Chalukya Dynasty, c. 543 - c. 753 CE Harsha's Dynasty, c. 606 CE - c. 647 CE Karakota Dynasty, c. 724 - c. 760 CE Arab Invasion, c. 738 CE Tripartite Struggle, c. 760 - c. 973 CE Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty Rastrakuta Dynasty Pala Dynasty Chola Dynasty, c. 848 - c. 1251 CE 2nd Chalukya Dynasty, c. 973 - c. 1187 CE
Late Medieval Delhi Sultanate, c. 1206 - c. 1526 CE Slave Dynasty Khilji Dynasty Tugluq Dynasty Sayyid Dynasty Lodhi Dynasty Pandyan Dynasty, c. 1251 - c. 1323 CE Vijayanagara, c. 1336 - c. 1646 CE Bengal Sultanate, c. 1342 - c. 1576 CE
Early Modern Mughal Dynasty, c. 1526 - c. 1540 CE Suri Dynasty, c. 1540 - c. 1556 CE Mughal Dynasty, c. 1556 - c. 1857 CE Bengal Subah, c. 1576 - c. 1757 CE Maratha Empire, c. 1674 - c. 1818 CE Company Raj, c. 1757 - c. 1858 CE Kingdom of Mysore, c. 1760 - c. 1799 CE Sikh Empire, c. 1799 - c. 1849 CE
Modern The Great Rebellion, c. 1857 - c. 1858 CE British Raj, c. 1858 - c. 1947 CE Independence Movement Independent India, c. 1947 CE - present
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Palaeolithic (2,500,000–250,000 BCE)

Madrasian Culture	(2,500,000 BCE)
Riwatian Culture	(1,900,000 BCE)
Soanian Culture	(500,000–250,000 BCE)

Neolithic (10,800–3300 BCE)

Bhirrana Culture	(7570–6200 BCE)
Mehrgarh Culture	(7000–3300 BCE)

Chalcolithic (3500–1500 BCE)

Jorwe Culture	(3500–2000 BCE)
Ahar-Banas Culture	(3000–1500 BCE)
Pandu Culture	(1600–1500 BCE)

Bronze Age (3300–1300 BCE)

Indus Valley Civilisation	(3300–1300 BCE)
– Early Harappan Culture	(3300–2600 BCE)
– Mature Harappan Culture	(2600–1900 BCE)
– Late Harappan Culture	(1900–1300 BCE)
Vedic Civilisation	(2000–500 BCE)
– Ochre Coloured Pottery culture	(2000–1600 BCE)
– Swat culture	(1600–500 BCE)

Iron Age (1300–230 BCE)

Vedic Civilisation	(2000–500 BCE)
– Janapadas	(1500–600 BCE)
– Black and Red ware culture	(1300–1000 BCE)
– Painted Grey Ware culture	(1200–600 BCE)
– Northern Black Polished Ware	(700–200 BCE)
Pradyota Dynasty	(799–684 BCE)
Haryanka Dynasty	(684–424 BCE)
Three Crowned Kingdoms	(c. 600 BCE–1600 CE)
Maha Janapadas	(c. 600–300 BCE)
Achaemenid Empire	(550–330 BCE)
Ror Dynasty	(450 BCE–489 CE)
Shishunaga Dynasty	(424–345 BCE)
Nanda Empire	(380–321 BCE)
Macedonian Empire	(330–323 BCE)
Maurya Empire	(321–184 BCE)
Seleucid India	(312–303 BCE)
Pandya Empire	(c. 300 BCE–1345 CE)
Chera Kingdom	(c. 300 BCE–1102 CE)
Chola Empire	(c. 300 BCE–1279 CE)
Pallava Empire	(c. 250 BCE–800 CE)
Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire	(c. 250 BCE–c. 500 CE)
Parthian Empire	(247 BCE–224 CE)

Middle Kingdoms (230 BCE–1206 CE)

Satavahana Empire	(230 BCE–220 CE)
Kuninda Kingdom	(200 BCE–300 CE)
Mitra Dynasty	(c. 150 BCE–c. 50 BCE)
Shunga Empire	(185–73 BCE)
Indo-Greek Kingdom	(180 BCE–10 CE)
Kanva Empire	(75–26 BCE)
Indo-Scythian Kingdom	(50 BCE–400 CE)
Indo-Parthian Kingdom	(21–c. 130 CE)
Western Satrap Empire	(35–405 CE)
Kushan Empire	(60–240 CE)
Bharshiva Dynasty	(170–350 CE)
Nagas of Padmavati	(210–340)
Sasanian Empire	(224–651)
Indo-Sassanid Kingdom	(230–360)
Vakataka Empire	(c. 250–c. 500)
Kalabhras Empire	(c. 250–c. 600)
Gupta Empire	(280–550)
Kadamba Empire	(345–525)
Western Ganga Kingdom	(350–1000)
Kamarupa Kingdom	(350–1100)
Vishnukundina Empire	(420–624)
Maitraka Empire	(475–767)
Huna Kingdom	(475–576)
Rai Kingdom	(489–632)
Kabul Shahi Empire	(c. 500–1026)
Chalukya Empire	(543–753)
Maukhari Empire	(c. 550–c. 700)
Harsha Empire	(606–647)
Tibetan Empire	(618–841)
Eastern Chalukya Kingdom	(624–1075)
Rashidun Caliphate	(632–661)
Gurjara-Pratihara Empire	(650–1036)
Umayyad Caliphate	(661–750)
Pala Empire	(750–1174)
Rashtrakuta Empire	(753–982)
Paramara Kingdom	(800–1327)
Yadava Empire	(850–1334)
Chaulukya Kingdom	(942–1244)
Western Chalukya Empire	(973–1189)
Lohara Kingdom	(1003–1320)
Hoysala Empire	(1040–1346)
Sena Empire	(1070–1230)
Eastern Ganga Empire	(1078–1434)
Kakatiya Kingdom	(1083–1323)
Karnatas of Mithila	(1097-1325)
Zamorin Kingdom	(1102–1766)
Kalachuris of Tripuri	(675-1210)
Kalachuris of Kalyani	(1156–1184)
Sutiya Kingdom	(1187-1673)
Deva Kingdom	(c. 1200–c. 1300)

Late Medieval Period (1206–1600 CE)

Delhi Sultanate	(1206–1526 CE)
– Mamluk Sultanate	(1206–1290)
– Khilji Sultanate	(1290–1320)
– Tughlaq Sultanate	(1320–1414)
– Sayyid Sultanate	(1414–1451)
– Lodi Sultanate	(1451–1526)
Ahom Kingdom	(1228–1826)
Chitradurga Kingdom	(1300–1779)
Reddy Kingdom	(1325–1448)
Vijayanagara Empire	(1336–1646)
Bengal Sultanate	(1352–1576)
Garhwal Kingdom	(1358–1803)
Mysore Kingdom	(1399–1947)
Gajapati Kingdom	(1434–1541)
Deccan Sultanates	(1490–1596)
– Ahmadnagar Sultanate	(1490–1636)
– Berar Sultanate	(1490–1574)
– Bidar Sultanate	(1492–1619)
– Bijapur Sultanate	(1492–1686)
– Golkonda Sultanate	(1518–1687)
Keladi Kingdom	(1499–1763)
Koch Kingdom	(1515–1947)

Early Modern Period (1526–1858)

Mughal Empire	(1526–1858)
Sur Empire	(1540–1556)
Madurai Kingdom	(1559–1736)
Thanjavur Kingdom	(1572–1918)
Bengal Subah	(1576–1757)
Marava Kingdom	(1600–1750)
Thondaiman Kingdom	(1650–1948)
Maratha Empire	(1674–1818)
Sikh Confederacy	(1707–1799)
Travancore Kingdom	(1729–1947)
Sikh Empire	(1799–1849)

Colonial States (1510–1961)

Portuguese India	(1510–1961)
Dutch India	(1605–1825)
Danish India	(1620–1869)
French India	(1759–1954)
Company Raj	(1757–1858)
British Raj	(1858–1947)

Sri Lankan Kingdoms (544 BCE–1948 CE)

Kingdom of Tambapanni	(543–505 BCE)
Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara	(505–377 BCE)
Anuradhapura Kingdom	(377 BCE–1017 CE)
Kingdom of Ruhuna	(200 CE)
Kingdom of Polonnaruwa	(300–1310)
Jaffna Kingdom	(1215–1624)
Kingdom of Dambadeniya	(1220–1272)
Kingdom of Yapahuwa	(1272–1293)
Kingdom of Kurunegala	(1293–1341)
Kingdom of Gampola	(1341–1347)
Kingdom of Raigama	(1347–1415)
Kingdom of Kotte	(1412–1597)
Kingdom of Sitawaka	(1521–1594)
Kingdom of Kandy	(1469–1815)
Portuguese Ceylon	(1505–1658)
Dutch Ceylon	(1656–1796)
British Ceylon	(1815–1948)

National histories

Regional histories

Specialised histories

The Kanva dynasty or Kanvayana was a Brahmin dynasty^[1] that replaced the Shunga dynasty in Magadha, and ruled in the Eastern part of India from 75 BCE to 30 BCE.^[2]

The last ruler of the Shunga dynasty, Devabhuti, was overthrown by Vasudeva of the Kanva dynasty in 75 BC. The Kanva ruler allowed the kings of the Shunga dynasty to continue to rule in obscurity in a corner of their former dominions. Magadha was ruled by four Kanva rulers. According to the Puranas, their dynasty was brought to an end by the Satavahanas.^[3]^[4]

Rulers

The first ruler of Kanva dynasty was Vasudeva. He was succeeded by his son Bhumimitra. Coins bearing the legend Bhumimitra have been discovered from Panchala realm. Bhumimitra ruled for fourteen years and was later succeeded by his son Narayana. Narayana ruled for twelve years. He was succeeded by his son Susharman who was the last king of Kanva dynasty.^[5]^[6]

Vasudeva (c. 75 – c. 66 BCE)
Bhumimitra (c. 66 – c. 52 BCE)
Narayana (c. 52 – c. 40 BCE)
Susharman (c. 40 – c. 30 BCE)

Notes

References

Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra Political History of Ancient India, University of Calcutta, 1972.

Preceded by Shunga dynasty	Magadha dynasties	Succeeded by Gupta dynasty

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