Devavarman (Maurya)

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| reign = {{circa|202|195 BCE}}

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| predecessor = Shalishuka

| successor = Shatadhanvan

| birth_date = Unknown

| birth_place = Pataliputra, Maurya Empire (Present day Bihar, India)

| death_date = {{circa|195 BCE}}

| death_place = Pataliputra, Maurya Empire (Present day Bihar, India)

| succession = Emperor of Magadha

| dynasty = Maurya

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Devavarman (or Devadharman) was the 7th Emperor of the Maurya Empire. He ruled in the period 202–195 BCE. According to the Puranas, he was the successor of Shalishuka Maurya and reigned for a short period of seven years. He was not righteous, just, powerful and kind like his predecessor, Shalishuka. He was succeeded by Shatadhanvan.{{cite book|last1=Thapar|first1=Romila|title=Aśoka and the decline of the Mauryas|date=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Delhi|isbn=0-19-564445-X|pages=182–183|edition=2nd}}