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Shatadhanvan

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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

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.[1]

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  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.