Kalashoka of Magadha 2nd Shishunaga King

• Preferred Name: Kalashoka of Magadha 2nd Shishunaga King
  
• Gender: M
  
• Occupation: Governor of VaranasiABT 400 BC
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: 2nd King of the Shishunaga dynasty of the Indian subcontinentBET 395 BC AND 377 BC
  
• FSID: LYPH-4QP
  
• Death: 377 BC in India at LATI: N0 LONG: E7
  
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  === Life Sketch ===
  Kalashoka or Kakavarna was the son and successor of Shishunaga. He divided his kingdom between his ten sons and crowned his ninth son, Nandivardhana as the king of Magadha.
  Shishunaga had transferred the capital of Magadha to Vaishali. Kalashoka succeeded his father Shishunaga. 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. He divided his kingdom between his ten sons, who ruled simultaneously:
  . Bhadrasena
  . Korandavarna
  . Mangura
  . Sarvanjaha
  . Jalika
  . Ubhaka
  . Sanjaya
  . Koravya
  . Nandivardhana
  . Panchamaka
  
  According to the Puranas, Shishunaga was succeeded by his son Kakavarna and according to the Sinhala chronicles by his son Kalashoka. On the basis of the evidence of the Ashokavadana, Hermann Jacobi, Wilhelm Geiger and Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar concluded that both are the same. During Shishunaga's reign, he was the governor of Varanasi. The two most significant events of his reign are the Second Buddhist council at Vaishali in 383 BC and the final transfer of the capital to Pataliputra. According to the Harshacharita, he was killed by a dagger thrust into his throat in the vicinity of his capital. According to Buddhist tradition, he had nine or ten sons, who were ousted by Ugrasena Nanda.