Shishunaga dynasty - Definition

Shishunaga dynasty of north India ruled the Magadhan Empire from 684 BCE to 424 BCE. Its dynastic succession was:

• Shishunaga (ruled from around 684 BCE)
• Kakavarna
• Kshemadharman
• Kshatraujas
• Bimbisara 544 BCE - 491 BCE
• Ajatashatru 491 BCE - 461 BCE
• Darshaka
• Udayin
• Nandivardhana
• Mahanandin

Mahavira and Gautama Buddha lived during the period of this dynasty, and the accounts of the later kings are described in detail in the Buddhist texts.