Salisuka
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Salisuka Maurya was a ruler of the Indian Mauryan dynasty. He ruled from 215-202 BCE. He was the successor of Samprati
Samprati
Samrat Samprati was an emperor of Maurya dynasty who reigned from c.224–215 BCE. He was the son of Ashoka's blind son, Kunala. He succeeded his cousin, Dasharatha as emperor of the Mauryan Empire and ruled almost the entire present-day Indian subcontinent....

 Maurya. While Yuga Purana
Yuga Purana
The Yuga Purana is an ancient Indian text, part of the larger Puranic literature. It is considered as one of the oldest Purana, written around 250 CE. The Yuga Purana consists two chapters, within the larger text of the Gargi Samhita, also called Vriddha Gargiya Jyotisha...

 section of the Gargi Samhita mentions him as quarrelsome, unrighteous ruler, he is also called as being of 'Righteous words' but 'unrighteous conduct' due to his patronage of Jainism. According to the Puranas
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of important Hindu, Jain and Buddhist religious texts, notably consisting of narratives of the history of the universe from creation to destruction, genealogies of kings, heroes, sages, and demigods, and descriptions of Hindu cosmology, philosophy, and geography.Puranas...

 he was succeeded by Devavarman
Devavarman
Devavarman Maurya was a king of the Mauryan empire. He ruled from 202 - 195 BCE. According to the Puranas, he was the successor of Salisuka Maurya and reigned for seven years. He was succeeded by Satadhanvan Maurya.-Notes:...

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