# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shishunaga
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:59:01.096Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shishunaga"
name: "Shishunaga"
slug: "shishunaga"
description: "Shishunaga was the founder of the Shaishunaga dynasty of the Magadha Empire in the present-day northern India. Initially, he was an amatya (official) of the Magadha empire under the Haryanka dynasty. He was placed on the throne by the people who revolted against the Haryanka dynasty rule. According to the Puranas, he placed his son at Varanasi and himself ruled from Girivraja (Rajagriha). He was succeeded by his son Kalashoka (Kakavarna)."
tagline: "Founder of Shishunaga dynasty (c. 413 – 395 BCE)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Magadha_Expansion_%286th-4th_centuries_BCE%29.png/330px-Magadha_Expansion_%286th-4th_centuries_BCE%29.png"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Models"
  slug: "models"
profileType:
  name: "Model"
  slug: "model"
birthDate: "-412"
livingStatus: "UNKNOWN"
scores:
  popularity:           45.81
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.4279
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Шайшунага"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97"
    title: "শিশুনাগ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishunaga"
    title: "Shishunaga"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaishun%C3%A2ga"
    title: "Shaishunâga"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97"
    title: "शिशुनाग"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B6%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%97"
    title: "ಶಿಶುನಾಗ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8B%9C%EC%8A%88%EB%82%98%EA%B0%80"
    title: "시슈나가"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97"
    title: "शिशुनाग"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishunaga"
    title: "Shishunaga"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%B6%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%B6%E0%AD%81%E0%AC%A8%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%97"
    title: "ଶିଶୁନାଗ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xixunaga"
    title: "Xixunaga"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%88%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0_(%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0)"
    title: "Шайшунага (раджа)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D"
    title: "சிசுநாகன்"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%88%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%84"
    title: "พระเจ้าศิศุนาค"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3632946"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump