Mahapadma Nanda (450 B.C - 362 B.C) the first king of the nanda dynasty. He was born from the union of a courtsean and a barber. Annexed parts of kalinga, central india, anga, and upper ganges valley. He was the first shudra king of magadha. Nanda dynasty was established by an illegitimate son of the king Mahanandin of the previous Shishunaga dynasty. ... Shudra or Sudra is the fourth caste or varna in the traditional four-caste division in Indian society. ... Magadha was an ancient kingdom of India, mentioned in both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. ...