Although it could be said that the Dhana Nanda reign was very unpopular among the people and the neighboring states, a possible explanation of this unpopularity could be financial extortion.
Meskipun dapat dikatakan bahwa pemerintahan Dhana Nanda sangat tidak populer di kalangan orang-orang dan negara-negara tetangga, kemungkinan penjelasan tentang ketidakpopuleran ini dapat menjadi pemerasan finansial.