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QWho established Nanda dynasty?

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  • A Govishanaka Nanda ✔ ✖
  • B Rashtrapala Nanda ✔ ✖
  • C Dhana Nanda ✔ ✖
  • D Mahapadma Nanda ✔ ✖
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Mahapadma Nanda (c. 400 - c. 329 BCE) was the first king of the Nanda dynasty. He was the son of Mahanandin, king of the Shishunaga dynasty and a Shudra mother. Sons of Mahanandin from his other wives opposed the rise of Mahapadma Nanda, on which he eliminated all of them to claim the throne.

The first Nanda bore the name of Mahapadma or Mahapadmapati (sovereign of an infinite host or of immense wealth) according to the Puranas, and Ugrasena according to the Mahabodhivamsa. Puranas describe him as "the destroyer of all the Kshatriyas".

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