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| Mahapadma Nanda | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A silver coin of 1 karshapana of King Mahapadma Nanda or his sons 4th century BCE | |
| King of Magadha | |
| Reign | c. 364 BC – 337 BC |
| Predecessor | Mahanandin |
| Successor | Dhana Nanda (or Panduka) |
| Died | 337 BCE |
| Issue | 8 sons (including Dhana) |
| Dynasty | Nanda |
| Father | Mahanandin |
Mahapadma Nanda (IAST: Mahāpadmānanda; r. c. 364 - 337 BCE), (died 337 BCE) according to the Puranas, was the first Nanda king of Magadha.
The Puranas describe him as a son of the last Shaishunaga king Mahanandin and a Shudra woman. These texts credit him with extensive conquests that expanded the Empire far beyond the Magadha region. The different Puranas give the length of his reign as 27 or 88 years, and state that his eight sons ruled in succession after him.
Buddhist texts don't mention him, and instead name the first Nanda ruler as robber-turned king Ugrasena, who was succeeded by his eight brothers, the last of whom was Dhana Nanda.