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Shisunaga Dynasty : 412 BC -344 BC




               Nag –Dasak was umworthy to rule. So the people got disgusted and elected Shisunaga as the King ,the minister of the king.

              The most important  achievement of Shisunaga was the destruction of the Pradyota dynasty of Avanti . This brought to an end the hundred year old rivalry between Magadha and Avanti.  From then of Avani become a part of the Magadha rule.
              Shisunga was succeeded by Kalashoka (Kakavarna).  His reign is important because he convened the Second Buddhists Council in Vaishali (383 BC).