# Kalashoka

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**Kalashoka** or **Kakavarna** was the son and successor of [Shishunaga](/source/Shishunaga).[1] He divided his kingdom between his ten sons and crowned his ninth son, Nandivardhana as the king of [Magadha](/source/Magadha_(Mahajanapada)).

## Reign

[Shishunaga](/source/Shishunaga) had transferred the capital of [Magadha](/source/Magadha_(Mahajanapada)) to [Vaishali](/source/Vaishali_(ancient_city)).[2] [failed verification] Kalashoka succeeded his father [Shishunaga](/source/Shishunaga).[3][1][4] Kalashoka again transferred the capital to Pataliputra.[4]

According to Buddhist literature, the [Second Buddhist Council](/source/Second_Buddhist_Council), held 100 years after the Maha Parinirvana of Lord Buddha, in [Vaishali](/source/Vaishali_(ancient_city)), was patronised by King Kalashoka.[4] But despite King Kalashoka's best efforts, differences among the Buddhists persisted.[5] He divided his kingdom between his ten sons, who ruled simultaneously.[6]

## References

### Citations

1. Upinder Singh 2016, p. 272.

1. Kailash Chand Jain 1972, p. 103.

1. Raychaudhuri 1972, pp. 193–5.

1. [*FAST GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR SSC/RRB RAILWAY/UPSC/CDS/NDA/ARMY/NAVY/AIRFORCE/CTET/TEACHING*](https://books.google.com/books?id=De-hDwAAQBAJ&dq=Kalashoka&pg=PT76) (EBook). Mocktime Publication.

1. S. Srikanta Sastri & S. Naganath (English Translation) (28 July 2021). [*Indian Culture A Compendium of Indian History, Culture and Heritage*](https://books.google.com/books?id=7xg6EAAAQBAJ&dq=Kalashoka&pg=PT106) (EBook). Notion Press. ISBN 9781638065111.

1. Manju Bhashini. [*My Book of History & Civics 6*](https://books.google.com/books?id=VdExEAAAQBAJ&dq=Kalashoka&pg=PA58). Saraswati House Pvt Ltd. p. 58. ISBN 9789353624453.

### Sources

- Singh, Upinder (2016), [*A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Pq2iCwAAQBAJ), [Pearson PLC](/source/Pearson_PLC), ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9
- Raychaudhuri, H.C. (1972), ["Political History of Ancient India"](https://archive.org/details/politicalhistory00raycuoft), [Calcutta](/source/Calcutta): [University of Calcutta](/source/University_of_Calcutta)
- Jain, Kailash Chand (1972), [*Malwa Through the Ages*](https://books.google.com/books?id=_3O7q7cU7k0C), First ed., [Motilal Banarsidass](/source/Motilal_Banarsidass), ISBN 978-81-208-0805-8

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