1. Who established Shishunaga dynasty?
Shishunaga in 413 BC
2. Who was Shishunaga?
He was a minister of the last Haryanka dynasty ruler Nagadasaka
3. What was the capital of Magadha at the time of this dynasty?
The capital of this dynasty initially was Rajgir but it was later shifted to Pataliputra during the reign of Kalashoka.
4. Who destroyed the Pradyota Dyanasty of Avanti and brought Avanti as a part of Magadh rule?
Shishunaga
5. What was the second capital of Shishunaga according to Buddhist sources?
Vaishali
6. Who was the son of Shishunaga?
Kalashoka
7. Who was the governor of Varanasi during the reign of Shishunaga?
Kalashoka
8. When Kalashoka ascended the throne?
344 BC succeeding Shishunaga
9. What was the capital of Magadha at the time of Kalashoka?
Pataliputra
10. During whose reign the second Buddhist council was held at Vaishali in 383BC?
Kalashoka
11. What are the other names of Kalashoka?
He is mentioned in Puranas as Kakavarna and in Sri Lankan texts as Kalashoka
12. Who were the ten sons of Kalashoka?
Bhadrasena, Korandavarna, Mangura, Sarvanjaha, Jalika, Ubhaka, Sanjaya, Koravya, Nandivardhana and Panchamaka.
13. Who was the last ruler of Shishunaga dynasty?
The Puranas list Nandivardhana as the ninth Shishunaga king and his son Mahanandin as the tenth and the last Shishunaga king.
14. Which dynasty succeeded Shishunaga dynasty?
Nanda dynasty