Kalashoka
{{Short description|King of Magadha from c. 395 BC to c. 367 BC}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| succession = King of Magadha
| reign = {{circa|395|367 BCE}}
| father = Shishunaga
| issue = Bhadrasena
Korandavarna
Mangura
Sarvanjaha
Jalika
Ubhaka
Sanjaya
Koravya
Nandivardhana
Panchamaka
| predecessor = Shishunaga
| successor = Nandivardhana (Magadha throne)
| dynasty = Shishunaga dynasty
}}
Kalashoka or Kakavarna was the son and successor of Shishunaga.{{sfn|Upinder Singh|2016|p=272}}
He divided his kingdom between his ten sons and crowned his ninth son, Nandivardhana as the king of Magadha.
Reign
Shishunaga had transferred the capital of Magadha to Vaishali.{{sfn|Kailash Chand Jain|1972|p=103}} Kalashoka succeeded his father Shishunaga.{{sfn|Raychaudhuri|1972|pp=193–5}}{{sfn|Upinder Singh|2016|p=272}}{{cite book |title=FAST GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR SSC/RRB RAILWAY/UPSC/CDS/NDA/ARMY/NAVY/AIRFORCE/CTET/TEACHING |publisher=Mocktime Publication |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=De-hDwAAQBAJ&dq=Kalashoka&pg=PT76 |language=English |format=EBook}} Kalashoka again transferred the capital to Pataliputra.
According to Buddhist literature, the Second Buddhist Council, held 100 years after the Maha Parinirvana of Lord Buddha, in Vaishali, was patronised by King Kalashoka. But despite King Kalashoka's best efforts, differences among the Buddhists persisted.{{cite book |author1=S. Srikanta Sastri |author2=S. Naganath (English Translation) |title=Indian Culture A Compendium of Indian History, Culture and Heritage |date=28 July 2021 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=9781638065111 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7xg6EAAAQBAJ&dq=Kalashoka&pg=PT106 |language=English |format=EBook}} He divided his kingdom between his ten sons, who ruled simultaneously.{{cite book |author1=Manju Bhashini |title=My Book of History & Civics 6 |publisher=Saraswati House Pvt Ltd |isbn=9789353624453 |pages=58 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VdExEAAAQBAJ&dq=Kalashoka&pg=PA58 |language=English}}
References
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- {{citation |last=Singh |first=Upinder |author-link=Upinder Singh |title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pq2iCwAAQBAJ |publisher=Pearson PLC |year=2016 |isbn=978-81-317-1677-9 |ref={{sfnref|Upinder Singh|2016}} }}
- {{citation |last=Raychaudhuri |first=H.C. |author-link=H.C. Raychaudhuri |date=1972 |title=Political History of Ancient India |url=https://archive.org/details/politicalhistory00raycuoft |publisher=University of Calcutta |location=Calcutta }}
- {{citation |last=Jain |first=Kailash Chand |author-link=Kailash Chand Jain |title=Malwa Through the Ages |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_3O7q7cU7k0C |date=1972 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |edition=First |isbn=978-81-208-0805-8 |ref={{sfnref|Kailash Chand Jain|1972}} }}
Category:4th-century BC Indian monarchs
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