Mahapadma Nanda

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Mahapadma Nanda (450 B.C - 362 B.C) the first king of the nanda dynasty. He was born from the union of a courtsean and a barber. Annexed parts of kalinga, central india, anga, and upper ganges valley. He was the first shudra king of magadha.

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