Shalishuka

Shalishuka (IAST: Śāliśuka) Maurya was a ruler of the Indian Maurya dynasty.[2] He ruled from 215–202 BCE. He was the successor and son of Samprati Maurya.[3] While the Yuga Purana section of the Gargi Samhita mentions him as a quarrelsome, unrighteous ruler, he is also noted as being of "righteous words" but "unrighteous conduct" due to his patronage of Jainism.[4]

  1. In that beautiful Puṣpapura, occupied by fewer than a hundred kings, there will be Śāliśūka, born for the destruction of the truth, the offspring of karma (Fate).
  2. That king, the offspring of karma, cheerful-minded [yet] fond of conflict, [will be] an oppressor of his own kingdom, of righteous speech but unrighteous conduct;
— Yuga Purana[5]

Shalishuka Maurya
Coin of Emperor Salisuka, or later. Circa 207-194 BCE.[1]
6th Mauryan emperor
Reignc. 215 – c. 202 BCE
PredecessorSamprati
SuccessorDevavarman
Full name
Shalishuka Maurya
DynastyMaurya
ReligionJainism
Maurya Empire
(322–180 BCE)
Chandragupta 322–297 BCE
Bindusara 297–272/268 BCE
Ashoka 272/268–232 BCE
Dasharatha 232–224 BCE
Samprati 224–215 BCE
Shalishuka 215–202 BCE
Devavarman 202–195 BCE
Shatadhanvan 195–187 BCE
Brihadratha 187–180 BCE

According to the Puranas he was succeeded by Devavarman.[6]

Shalishuka
Preceded by
Samprati		 Maurya Emperor
215–202 BCE		 Succeeded by
Devavarman

Notes
  1. CNG Coins
  2. Sircar, D. C. (April 1963). "The Account of the Yavanas in the Yuga-Purāṇa". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 95 (1–2): 7. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00121379. JSTOR 25202591.
  3. "King of Maurya VI - Shalishuka (215-202 BC)". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. Raychaudhuri, H.C. (1972) Political History of Ancient India, Calcutta: University of Calcutta, pp.312-3n.
  5. The Yuga Purana. Translated by Mitchiner, John E. Calcutta: The Asiatic Society. 1986. p. 91.
  6. Thapar, Romila (2001). Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-564445-X, p.183


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