Nāgadāsaka was the last ruler of

Haryanka dynasty The Haryanka dynasty was the third ruling dynasty of Magadha, an empire of ancient India, which succeeded the Pradyota dynasty and Barhadratha dynasty. Initially, the capital was Rajagriha. Later, it was shifted to Pataliputra, near the pr ...

from 437 to 413 BCE and son of Munda. He murdered his father and ruled for twenty-four years. The people deposed him and made

Shishunaga Shishunaga ( IAST: Śiśunāga, or Shusunaga) (c. 413 – 395 BCE) was the founder of the Shishunaga dynasty of the Magadha Empire in the present day northern India. Initially, he was an ''amatya'' (official) of the Magadha empire under the Hary ...

king in his place. Shishunaga was the founder of

Shishunaga dynasty The Shaishunaga dynasty ( IAST: Śaiśunāga, literally "of Shishunaga") is the fourth ruling dynasty of Magadha, an empire of ancient India. According to the Hindu '' Puranas'', this dynasty was the second ruling dynasty of Magadha, succeeding ...

. According to Buddhist tradition, he was the last of Haryanka rulers who was replaced by his '' amatya'' (minister),

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagadasaka 5th-century BC Indian monarchs Kings of Magadha