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	Encyclopedia: Nanda dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The bloody fight between the Nandas and the Mauryas overthrew the dynasty of Nandas.
		Some sources state that the founder, Mahapadma, was the son of a Shudra mother, others that he was born of a union of a barber with a courtesan.
		Nandas were the first of a number of dynasties of northern India who were of non-kshatriya origin.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nanda-dynasty (1243 words)

	History of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gautama Buddha in the 6th or 5th century BCE was the founder of Buddhism, which later spread to East and Southeast Asia.
		Mahapadma Nanda died at the age of 88, ruling the bulk of this 100-year dynasty.
		In 321 BCE, exiled general Chandragupta Maurya overthrew reigning king Dhana Nanda to establish the Mauryan Empire.
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	The COININDIA Coin Galleries: Kuru Janapada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was said to include a considerable area around, and to be ruled by the family of Yudhishthira, the head of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata.
		Mahapadma Nanda incorporated the Kuru domain into the Magadhan empire around 350 BCE.
		Perhaps this was issued shortly after Mahapadma Nanda annexed the Kuru lands to Magadha.
	home.comcast.net /~pankajtandon/galleries-kuru.html (192 words)

	webindia123.com- Indian history-Ancient- Pre Mauryan Empire-Period of Persian Conquest
		Nandivardhana is regarded as the inaugurator of the Nanda Era.
		Mahapadma Nanda became king at the age of 20 in 403 BC.
		The Nandas were rich but owing to their low origin they were unpopular Dhana Nand was the last son of Mahapadma Nanda who was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya in about 25 BC.
	www.webindia123.com /history/ANCIENT/period%20of%20conquest%20and%20religious%20upheavel/period1.htm (406 words)

	Encyclopedia: Military History of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mahapadma Nanda defeated Ikshvakus, Panchalas, Kasis, Harhayas, Kalingas, Asmakas, Kurus, Maithilas, Surasenas and Vitihotras among others.
		At the time of Dhana Nanda, the Nandas had an army consisting of 20,000 cavalry, 200,000 infantry, 2,000 chariots and 3,000 elephants.
		Had Alexander the Great decided to continue his campaign in India, he could have faced extremely strong opposition from such an army.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Military-History-of-India (4781 words)

	Dinastía de Nanda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		La dinastía de Nanda fue establecida por un hijo ilegítimo del rey Mahanandin de la dinastía anterior de Shishunaga.
		Mahapadma Nanda murió en la edad de 88 y, por lo tanto, él gobernó el bulto del período de esta dinastía, que duró 100 años.
		El Nandas fue seguido por la dinastía de Maurya.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/di/Dinast%EDa%20de%20Nanda.htm (80 words)

	Hindu History - References in Vedic Literature to the Evolution of landed Property (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		According to the Dharmashastras, Mahapadma Nanda was a Shudra by caste and hence, he is debunked in Dharmashastra literature as an usurper.
		The Dharmashastras say that, "With the usurping of power by the Shudra Nandas, the Kshatriyas have ceased to exist in Aryavarta." However, the Nandas were powerful, and apparently also just, kings.
		Mahapadma Nanda's grandson was Dhana Nanda, and he was ruling from Pataliputra when Alexander the Great invaded the Punjab.
	www.hindubooks.org /sudheer_birodkar/hindu_history/landvedic.html (3741 words)

	Nanda dynasty -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Nanda dynasty -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Nanda dynasty was established by an illegitimate son of the king (Click link for more info and facts about Mahanandin) Mahanandin of the previous (Click link for more info and facts about Shishunaga dynasty) Shishunaga dynasty.
		The Nandas were followed by the (Click link for more info and facts about Maurya dynasty) Maurya dynasty.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/N/Na/Nanda_dynasty.htm (110 words)

	Manjushri - Indian Theravada School Teaching
		This school is also known as the Vibhajyavada School, it may be called the most orthodox school of Buddhism.
		During the reign of Mahapadma Nanda of the Nanda dynasty, the first schism in the Buddhist communities occurred.
		The account of the tradition of the Sammitiya school dated 349 B.C. During the reign of Mahapadma Nanda (also Vasumitra's account), a monk probably Mahadeva put forward five articles or dogmas which has nothing to do with the Vinaya.
	www.manjushri.com /TEACH/Sthaviravada.html (836 words)

	The dating of Chandragupta Maurya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		These names in any way are not phonetically similar to Mahapadma Nanda and Bindusar, who were the predecessor and successor of Chandragupta Maurya, respectively.
		The total regal period of this Nanda dynasty was 100 years.
		Mahapadma and his sons ruled for 100 years and then, Chandragupt became king.
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	anceint period
		About the middle of the 4th century B.C. the realm of Kosala was brought to an end by Mahapadma Nanda, who has been described in the Puranas as the exterminator of the Kshatriya race and who, by uprooting the Kosalans, extended his empire over the major part of this region.
		But a part of the district under the Mallas did not come under the domination of this emperor as they saved their authority and existence by merely accepting the supremacy of the Nandas.
		The Nandas were supplanted by the Mauryas under Chandragupta (324-300 B.C.) who ruled over a vast empire and the district became a part of the Maurya dominion except for the portion under the Mallas, which remained independent.
	www.ballia.nic.in /history1.htm (1903 words)

	India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The clearing of land continued apace, but it is likely that the agrarian settlements were small, because literary references to journeys from one town to another mention long stretches of forest paths.
		The Nandas are universally described as being of low origin, perhaps Sudras.
		The vast army of the Nandas is referred to in Greek sources, and some historians have suggested that Alexander's Greek soldiers may have mutinied out of fear of this army.
	www.kat.gr /Kat/History/Ancient/India2.htm (5408 words)

	Glossary of Garoi Ashram related terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Kalinga was conquered by Mahapadma, the founder of the Nanda dynasty (c.
		It seceded from the Magadhan empire sometime after the fall of the Nanda dynasty, but it was reconquered by the Maurya king Ashoka in the 3rd century BC in a terrible war that was said to have helped to convert him to Buddhism.
		The supremacy of Magadha continued under the Nanda (4th century BC) and Mauryan (4th-2nd century BC) dynasties; under the Mauryan dynasty the empire included almost the entire subcontinent of India.
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	The Temples of Orissa - Religious Background > Jainism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Abhidhana Rajendra mentions that Karakandu a famous king of Kalinga, was a devout Jaina from the expression Vijaya Caka mentioned in the Hatigumpha inscription, it is believed that Mahavira preached his doctrines at Kumari Hills or the Udayagiri near Bhubneswar.
		In the days of Nandas, the religious devotion of the people of Kalinga was centered round the Kalinga Jina.
		One Nandaraja, possibly Mahapadma Nanda, took away Kalinga Jina as a trophy of his victory and kept it in Magadha.
	www.ignca.nic.in /orist015.htm (1076 words)

	Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 12 Chapter 1 Verse 9 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		saḥ — he (Nanda); eka-chatrām — under a single leadership; pṛthivīm — the entire earth; anullańghita — undefied; śāsanaḥ — his rulership; śāsiṣyati — he will have sovereignty over; mahāpadmaḥ — the lord of Mahāpadma; dvitīyaḥ — a second; iva — as if; bhārgavaḥ — Paraśurāma.
		That lord of Mahāpadma, King Nanda, will rule over the entire earth just like a second Paraśurāma, and no one will challenge his authority.
		In the eighth verse of this chapter it was mentioned that King Nanda would destroy the remnants of the kṣatriya order.
	www.vedabase.net /sb/12/1/9 (142 words)

	wiki/Kuninda kingdom Definition / wiki/Kuninda kingdom Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It comprised that portion of Bihar lying south of the Ganges, with its capital at Pataliputra (modern Patna)....
		Nanda empireNanda dynasty was established by an illegitimate son of the king Mahanandin of the previous Shishunaga dynasty.
		Sunga empireThe Sunga empire (or Shunga empire) controlled the eastern part of India from around 185 to 73 BCE.
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/Kuninda_kingdom (1024 words)

	Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 12 Chapter 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He will be known as Nanda and will be the master of millions of soldiers and fabulous wealth.
		SB 12.1.9: That lord of Mahapadma, King Nanda, will rule over the entire earth just like a second Parasurama, and no one will challenge his authority.
		SB 12.1.11: A certain brahmana [Canakya] will betray the trust of King Nanda and his eight sons and will destroy their dynasty.
	www.vedabase.net /sb/12/1/en1 (1227 words)

	East Godavari District -History
		The history of East Godavari district like the rest of Andhra may be traced to the period of the Nandas.
		Mahapadma Nanda, the founder of the Nanda dynasty, led expeditions and defeated several monarchs of the north and the Deccan, thus making the Nandas, monarchs of a large portion of the Deccan.
		Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan dynasty assumed control over the empire which included, a large portion of the Deccan.
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	SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM: CANTO 12 - HOOFDSTUK1
		O Koning, de zoon van Mahânandi, een zekere Nanda, zijn geboorte nemend uit de schoot van een vrouw uit de arbeidersklasse, zal, machtig als hij is als een heerser over miljoenen, de vernietiging van de heersende klasse vormen; de koningen dan zullen, vervallend in goddeloosheid, niet beter dan s'ûdra's worden.
		That lord of Mahâpadma, King Nanda, will rule over the entire earth just like a second Paras'urâma, and no one will challenge his authority.
		A certain brâhmana [Cânakya] will betray the trust of King Nanda and his eight sons and will destroy their dynasty.
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	Untitled Document
		It was Magadha which came under prominence and had ambitious rulers such as Bimbisara, Ajatshatru and Mahapadma Nanda.
		With the help of Chanakya (Kautilya) he overthrew Nandas and established the rule of Maurya dynasty.
		His military was three times bigger than that of Nandas.
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	BHIND
		In the 4th Century AD, the whole of Aryavartya was incoperated in the vast empire of the Nandas.
		According to the Puranic evidence Mahapadma Nanda the founder of the Dynasty was the destroyer of all the Kshatrapas (Sarva Kshatrantaka) and the sole monarch of the earth.
		The distributions of Asoka's inscriptions indicate that in the 3rd Century BC he was the master of a vast empire, embracing the whole of India excepting the four states of extreme south, Asokan inscription at Gujar (in the adjacent Datia district) testfies the close association of the Mourya emperor with this region.
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	Orissaculture.com - The E-Holiday, E-Hotel & E-Handicreaft of India
		Buddhist sources refer to the rule of King Brahmadatta in Kalinga at the time of Buddha's death.
		In the 4th century BC the Indian emperor builder, Mahapadma Nanda, conquered Kalinga, but the Nanda rule was short-lived.
		In 261 BC the Indian emperor Ashoka invaded Kalinga and fought one of the greatest wars of ancient history.
	www.orissaculture.com /Home/AboutOrissa/Orissa/History.html (643 words)

	Shreemad Bhagavatam - Bhagavad Purana
		That lord of Mahapadma, King Nanda, will rule over the entire earth just like a second Parasurama, and no one will challenge his authority.
		Thus I have described all the kings-past, present and future-who belong to the dynasties of the sun and the moon.
		Of the seven stars forming the constellation of the seven sages, Pulaha and Kratu are the first to rise in the night sky.
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	Godavari Del este (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		La historia del districto del este de Godavari tiene gusto del resto de Andhra, se puede remontar al período del Nandas.
		Mahapadma Nanda, el fundador de la dinastía de Nanda, expediciones conducidas y derrotado varios monarcas de una porción grande del Deccan.
		La historia subsecuente de la dinastía de Nanda no se sabe, excepto que la regla pasada, Dhana Nanda, fue derrocada por Chandragupta Maurya en 322 BCE.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/go/Godavari%20Del%20este.htm (3601 words)

	Semans: Review: Coinages of Saurashtra and Surasena
		We only hear that Surasena’s king Avantiputra had close relations with king Pradyota of Avanti who was a contemporary of Bimbisara, king of Magadha.
		At about 350 BC Surasena seems to have been conquered by Mahapadma Nanda, king of Magadha.
		The coins of Surasena have a very characteristic design which in most cases had been deeply incused by a single punch of round or oval shape: a lion-like animal with a fish above and some ancillary symbols around.
	www.coincoin.com /I410.htm (2063 words)

	Buddhist Sects in India
		This extraordinary book is the only authentic document of its kind.
		Beginning with a detailed and lucid exposition of the political background of India from Ajatasatru to Mahapadma Nanda, it goes on to trace the sources of the Second Buddhist Council, to locate with unerring exactitude the disruptive forces in the Sangha and, in the fourth chapter, to classify the Sects.
		In the chapters that follow, the learned author deals with the Mahasanghikas, doctrines of Group II-V Schools.
	www.ethangka.com /book/details/IDC146 (200 words)

	In the Name of History Examples from Hindutva-inspired school textbooks in India
		Heaps of gems and jewels and gold and silver filled the treasures People of the entire world used to look to India rith greedy eyes(p.
		Mahapadma Nanda had so much wealth that if divided among the population, every person would get Rs.
		Alexanderís army was defeated at the hands of Puru and Alexander himself had to seek forgiveness(p., 15 GG)
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	BEHAR, or BIHAR - Online Information article about BEHAR, or BIHAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was a son of this usurper who was reigning at the time of the invasion of See also:
		The Nanda dynasty seems to have survived only for two generations, when (321 B.C.) Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the great Maurya dynasty, seized the throne.
		This dynasty, of which the history belongs to that of India (q.v.), occupied the throne for 137 years.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BEC_BER/BEHAR_or_BIHAR.html (2072 words)

	Panchkanya by Pradip Bhattacharya
		It is this deprived nishada race whose fortunes are restored by Satyavati.
		Long before Mahapadma Nanda established what is known as the first shudra dynasty in the country, Satyavati Daseya (as Bhishma refers to her) accomplished it in Hastinapura.
		She pays special attention to Vidura, born of Vyasa and Ambika’s low-caste maid, ensuring through Bhishma that he is brought up with the two princes Dhritarashtra and Pandu as their brother to become the undisputed conscience of the throne and the protector of the niyoga-born Pandavas.
	www.boloji.com /hinduism/panchkanya/pk08.htm (577 words)

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