# Kanada - Philosopher

URL: https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/kanada
Lifetime: c. 3rd–2nd century BCE
Dynasty or school: Sages, poets and scholars
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka%E1%B9%87%C4%81da

Traditional author of the Vaisheshika Sutra, which sets out an atomistic account of the physical world and a categorical ontology. Biographical details are almost entirely traditional, and scholarly estimates of his date range widely.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Chanakya](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/chanakya)
- Next in list: [Akshapada Gautama](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/akshapada-gautama)

## Timeline events during this reign or lifetime
- -300 - [Chanakya and the Arthashastra](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-300-chanakya-and-the-arthashastra)
- -268 - [Ashoka Becomes Mauryan Emperor](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-268-ashoka-becomes-mauryan-emperor)
- -261 - [Kalinga War and Ashoka's Remorse](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-261-kalinga-war-and-ashoka-s-remorse)
- -257 - [Ashoka Issues Edicts on Dhamma](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-257-ashoka-issues-edicts-on-dhamma)
- -250 - [Third Buddhist Council at Pataliputra](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-250-third-buddhist-council-at-pataliputra)
- -250 - [Mahinda Takes Buddhism to Sri Lanka](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-250-mahinda-takes-buddhism-to-sri-lanka)
- -230 - [Satavahana Dynasty Rises in the Deccan](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-230-satavahana-dynasty-rises-in-the-deccan)
- -200 - [Mimamsa Sutras Systematise Vedic Ritual](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-200-mimamsa-sutras-systematise-vedic-ritual)
- -200 - [Ramayana Takes Shape](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-200-ramayana-takes-shape)
- -200 - [Bhagavad Gita Composed](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-200-bhagavad-gita-composed)
- -185 - [Pushyamitra Shunga Seizes the Throne](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-185-pushyamitra-shunga-seizes-the-throne)
- -180 - [Indo-Greek Kingdoms Form in the North-West](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-180-indo-greek-kingdoms-form-in-the-north-west)
- -150 - [Patanjali Writes the Mahabhashya](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-150-patanjali-writes-the-mahabhashya)
- -150 - [Pushyamitra Performs the Ashvamedha](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-150-pushyamitra-performs-the-ashvamedha)
- -150 - [Menander I and the Questions of King Milinda](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-150-menander-i-and-the-questions-of-king-milinda)
- -113 - [Heliodorus Pillar at Besnagar](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-113-heliodorus-pillar-at-besnagar)
- -100 - [Sangam Literature Flourishes in Tamil Country](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-100-sangam-literature-flourishes-in-tamil-country)
- -100 - [Naneghat Inscription Records Satavahana Sacrifices](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-100-naneghat-inscription-records-satavahana-sacrifices)