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Chakravartin
Shatadhanvan
Chakravartin
Emperor of Magadha
Reignc. 195 – c. 187 BCE
Coronation195 BCE
PredecessorDevavarman
SuccessorBrihadratha Maurya
Bornc. 224 BCE
Thanesar, Maurya Empire (Present-day Haryana, India)
Diedc. 187 BCE
Patliputra, Maurya Empire (Present-day Bihar, India)
Names
Shatadhanvan Maurya
DynastyMaurya
FatherDevavarman
Maurya Empire
(322–180 BCE)
Ashoka pillar at Vaishali, Bihar Lomas Rishi, Barabar Caves
Chandragupta 322–297 BCE
Bindusara 297–273 BCE
Ashoka the Great 273/268–232 BCE
Dasharatha 232–224 BCE
Samprati 224–215 BCE
Shalishuka 215–202 BCE
Devavarman 202–195 BCE
Shatadhanvan 195–187 BCE
Brihadratha 187–180 BCE

Shatadhanvan (IAST: Śatadhanvan) or Shatadhanus was the 8th Emperor of the Maurya dynasty. He ruled from 195–187 BCE. According to the Puranas, he was the successor of Devavarman Maurya and reigned for eight years. He was succeeded by his son Brihadratha Maurya.

Notes

  1. Thapar, Romila (1998). Aśoka and the decline of the Mauryas (2nd ed.). Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 182–183. ISBN 0-19-564445-X.


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