Dhana Nanda

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Dhana Nanda
Possible extent of Dhana Nanda's empire
Dhana Nanda's empire
King of Magadha
Reignc. 329 BC – 321 BC
PredecessorKaivarta
SuccessorChandragupta Maurya (as Mauryan emperor)
Diedc. 321 BC
DynastyNanda
FatherMahapadma Nanda

Dhana Nanda (died c. 321 BCE), according to the Buddhist text Mahabodhivamsa, was the last Nanda king of Magadha. He was the youngest son of Mahapadma Nanda.

Chandragupta Maurya raised an army that eventually conquered the Nanda capital Pataliputra and defeated him. This defeat marked the fall of the Nanda Empire and the birth of the Maurya Empire.