Shalishuka () Maurya was a ruler of the Indian

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. He ruled from 215–202 BCE. He was the successor and son of Samprati Maurya. While the

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section of the Gargi Samhita mentions him as a quarrelsome, unrighteous ruler, he is also noted as being of "righteous words" According to the

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he was succeeded by

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.Thapar, Romila (2001). '' and the Decline of the Mauryas'',

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