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OtherCollective name for the Nine Nandas (Nava Nandā), a dynasty of nine kings who ruled in India after the line of Kālāsoka, the last of whom was overthrown by Candagutta with Cāṇakya’s help.
Nine kings, called the Nava Nandā, reigned in India after the dynasty of Kālāsoka and his sons. (Mhv.v.15) The first of the Nava-Nandā was a bandit who captured the throne. Their names are given in the Mahābodhivaṃsa (p.98; for details see MT.177-9) as follows: Uggasena Nanda, Paṇḍuka Nanda, Paṇḍugati Nanda, Bhūtapāla Nanda, Raṭṭhapāla Nanda, Govisānaka-Nanda, Dasasiddhaka Nanda, Kevaṭṭa Nanda and Dhana Nanda. The last was killed by Candagutta with the help of Cānakka, and his throne was seized. The nine Nandas together reigned for twenty-two years.
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