Kanva Dynasty Overview
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EXAMIVERSE
Political History
- Vasudeva Kanva, a Brahmin minister, assassinated the final Shunga monarch around 75 BCE.
- Five Kanva kings reigned in succession, though direct inscriptional evidence is scarce.
- Their sphere of control included Magadha proper, parts of Bengal, and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
- Under Susharman (c. 35–30 BCE), internal dissension made the dynasty vulnerable to Satavahana conquest.