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 p ...
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 Ha ...
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),
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 Ha ...
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5th-century BC Indian monarchs
Kings of Magadha