Vasudeva Kanva
{{short description|1st century BCE founder of Kanva dynasty}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| succession = Emperor of Magadha
| reign = {{circa|75|66 BCE}} (9 years)
| predecessor = Devabhuti
| successor = Bhumimitra
| issue = Bhumimitra
| dynasty = Kanva
}}
Vasudeva Kanva ({{circa|75|66 BCE}}) was the founder of the Kanva dynasty.{{citation |last=Hazra |first=Rajendra Chandra |title=Studies in the Puranic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jar4V3piCeQC |year=1987 |orig-year=1940 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=81-208-0422-8 }}
- {{citation |last=Raychaudhuri |first=Hemchandra |author-link=Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri |title=Political History of Ancient India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h1KObc_qaXYC |year=2006 |publisher=Cosmo Publications |isbn=81-307-0291-6 }} He was originally an Amatya (minister) of last Shunga ruler Devabhuti. Vasudeva killed the last Shunga ruler and established Kanva dynasty.{{sfn|Thapar|2013|p=296}} Bana's Harshacharita informs us that he came to power after the death of Devabhuti. He was succeeded by his son Bhumimitra.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wPB7XoSiboUC | title=World history from early times to A D 2000 | first=B.V. | last=Rao | date=January 2012 | publisher=Sterling Publishers | page=97| isbn=9788120731882 }}
- {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOVpOG6MPMcC | title=History of Ancient India | first=Rama | last=Shankar | year=1967 | publisher=Tripathi | page=189| isbn=9788120800182 }}{{cite book |title=INDIA: Brief History Volume 4 |date=7 July 2019 |publisher=Symist |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pemgDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Devabhuti%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA52 |language=English}}
Ascension to power
He was originally an Amatya (minister) of last Shunga ruler Devabhuti. Vasudeva killed the last Shunga ruler and established Kanva dynasty.{{sfn|Thapar|2013|p=296}} Bana's Harshacharita informs us that he came to power after the death of Devabhuti.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wPB7XoSiboUC | title=World history from early times to A D 2000 | first=B.V. | last=Rao | date=January 2012 | publisher=Sterling Publishers | page=97| isbn=9788120731882 }}
- {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOVpOG6MPMcC | title=History of Ancient India | first=Rama | last=Shankar | year=1967 | publisher=Tripathi | page=189| isbn=9788120800182 }}{{cite book |title=INDIA: Brief History Volume 3 |date=3 March 2019 |publisher=Symist |pages=34 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WimLDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Devabhuti%22+-wikipedia |language=English |format=EBook}}
Reign
He was a Vaishnavite (worshipper of Lord Vishnu). Most of the taxes collected during his reign were used for temples. He was one of the famous patrons of arts.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qV42xSKDftUC | title=Indian Kavya Literature|volume=2 | first=Anthony | last=Kennedy Warder | year=1989| page=114| isbn=9788120804470}} During his reign, the Indo-Greeks invaded, but he managed to keep his throne. He was succeeded by his son Bhumimitra.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wPB7XoSiboUC | title=World history from early times to A D 2000 | first=B.V. | last=Rao | date=January 2012 | publisher=Sterling Publishers | page=97| isbn=9788120731882 }}
- {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOVpOG6MPMcC | title=History of Ancient India | first=Rama | last=Shankar | year=1967 | publisher=Tripathi | page=189| isbn=9788120800182 }}
See also
References
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- {{citation |last=Thapar |first=Romila |author-link=Romila Thapar |title=The Past Before Us|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aei9AAAAQBAJ |year=2013 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-72651-2 }}
Further reading
- Lahiri, Bela: Indigenous States of Northern India (circa 200 B.C. - 320 A.D.), University of Calcutta, 1974.
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| title = Kanva dynasty
| years = c. 75 BCE
| before = Devabhuti
| after = Bhumimitra
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