The Shishunaga dynasty of Magadha permanently altered the political map of ancient India. Beside defeating Avanti, which other major geopolitical consolidation did Shishunaga achieve to unify central India?

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Shishunaga broke the multi-state balance of power. While the Haryankas initiated conflicts against Kosala and Vatsa, it was Shishunaga who systematically exploited their late dynastic vulnerabilities. By crushed Avanti, he simultaneously pulled the territories of Vatsa (Kaushambi) and Kosala (Shravasti) into absolute central Magadhan governance, leaving zero rival Mahajanapadas in North India.

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