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Download Solution PDFWho among the following was the founder of the Shunga Dynasty (185 BC - 73 BC) ?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Pushyamitra.
Key Points Shunga Dynasty
- It was founded by Pushyamitra. There were ten Shunga rulers.
- Their capital was Patliputra.
- Pushyamitra was the commander of the last Mauryan emperor Vrihadratha.
- Pushyamitra killed the last emperor Vrihadrata and occupied the whole of Magadha.
- The name of the first ruler of the Mauryan dynasty of Magadha was also Brihadratha and the name of the last ruler was also Vrihadratha.
Additional Information
- Agnimitra
- Agnimitra was the son of Pushyamitra Sunga.
- He ruled the Sunga Empire from 149 BC to 141 BC.
- By the time Agnimitra succeeded to the throne, the Vidarbha region broke away from the Sunga empire and became independent.
- He is mentioned in Kalidasa’s most acclaimed poem Malavikagnimitram.
- After Agnimitra, his son Sujyeshta and his son Vasumitra succeeded to the throne.
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