Shalishuka () Maurya was a ruler of the Indian
Maurya dynasty
The Maurya Empire, or the Mauryan Empire, was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in the Indian subcontinent based in Magadha, having been founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, and existing in loose-knit fashion until 1 ...
. He ruled from 215–202 BCE. He was the successor and son of
Samprati Maurya. While the
Yuga Purana section of the
Gargi Samhita mentions him as a quarrelsome, unrighteous ruler, he is also noted as being of "righteous words"
According to the
Puranas he was succeeded by
Devavarman Devavarman may refer to:
*Devavarman (Maurya) ( BC), Indian emperor
*Devavarman (Champa)
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.
[Thapar, Romila (2001). '' and the Decline of the Mauryas'', ]New Delhi
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: Oxford University Press
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Mauryan emperors
3rd-century BC Indian monarchs
3rd-century BC births
210s BC deaths
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