• Pushyamitra, after taking the throne of Magadha from the Mauryas. The Shunga empire's capital was Pataliputra, but later emperors such as Bhagabhadra also...
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    was the founder and the first ruler of the Shunga Empire which he established to succeed the Maurya Empire. His original name was Puṣpaka or Puṣpamitra...
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    The Shunga-Greek War comprised several conflicts between the Shunga Empire and the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom. It is predominantly based on the Sanskrit play...
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  • Shunga or shunga in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shunga is a type of Japanese erotic art. Shunga may also refer to: Shunga Empire or Śuṅga Empire...
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  • 22-24 Following his overthrowing of the Mauryan Empire, Pushyamitra Shunga established the Shunga Empire and expanded northwest as far as Sagala. According...
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  • Look up Shunga, sunga, Sunga, or Śuṅga in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sunga, or the Shunga Empire, was an Indian empire of the 2nd and 1st century...
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    empire. The Maurya Empire would collapse in 185 BCE, on the assassination of the then-emperor Brihadratha by his general Pushyamitra Shunga. Shunga would...
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    overthrown and assassinated by his General, Pushyamitra Shunga, who went on to establish the Shunga Empire. The Mauryan territories, centred on the capital of...
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    Pushyamitra Shunga in a military parade without any heir. Hence, the great Maurya Empire finally ended, giving rise to the Shunga Empire. Reasons advanced...
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    Pushyamitra Shunga who went on to found the Shunga Empire in 185 BCE. Rulers- Magadha History of India List of largest empires List of Gupta emperors List of Indian...
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  • The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire on the Indian subcontinent which existed from the mid 3rd century CE to mid 6th century CE. It was the seventh...
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    The Chola Empire, which is often referred to as the Imperial Cholas, was a medieval thalassocratic empire based in southern India that was ruled by the...
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  • This is a navigational list of empires. Contents:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also References External links List of former...
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    ISBN 978-81-7099-552-4. The sceptre of Magadhan empire was borne successively by the Sisunagas, the Nandas, the Mauryas, the Shungas and the Kanvas from early fifth century...
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    which came to dominate India. Nevertheless, only with the Brahminical Shunga Empire (185 BCE–73 BCE) did the Brahmins gain some prominence in Maghadian...
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    dynasties based in the Magadha region, such as the Shunga dynasty and Kanva dynasty. The Gupta Empire is regarded as a golden age in subcontinental history...
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    was the sixth ruling dynasty of Magadhan Empire, established after Vasudeva Kanva overthrew the preceding Shunga dynasty and ruled from 73 BCE to 28 BCE...
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  • Vidarbha kingdom (Mauryan era) (category Maurya Empire)
    from Agnimitra, the king of the Shunga Empire in overthrowing his cousin. He set out for Vidisha, the current Shunga capital, but was spotted by some...
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  • List of wars involving Magadha (category Shunga Empire)
    (413–345 BCE), the Nandas (345–322 BCE), the Mauryas (322–184 BCE), the Shungas (184–73 BCE), the Kanvas (73–28 BCE), the Guptas (320–550 CE), and the...
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  • that they all can trace their lineage back into the royal house of the Shunga Empire. Common symbols in the coinage of the Mitra dynasty include the tree-in-railing...
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    Indo-Greeks, and possibly the Panchalas and Mathuras. Extent of the Shunga Empire's wars with the Indo-Greek Kingdom figure greatly in the history of this...
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    Mauryan Empire in India collapsed when Brihadnatha, the last emperor, was killed by Pushyamitra Shunga, a Mauryan general who founded of the Shunga Empire. The...
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    VRISHNIS KUNINDAS INDO- GREEKS GRECO- BACTRIANS MITRAS ARJUNAYANAS MALAVAS SHUNGAS PANDYAS CHOLAS CHERAS LOULAN HAN DYNASTY The Buddhist text Mahavamsa (composed...
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    VRISHNIS KUNINDAS INDO- GREEKS GRECO- BACTRIANS MITRAS ARJUNAYANAS MALAVAS SHUNGAS PANDYAS CHOLAS CHERAS LOULAN HAN DYNASTY Simuka is mentioned as the first...
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    etc Sena dynasty, ruled by Brahmakshatriya Shunga Empire of Magadha was established by Pushyamitra Shunga Vakataka Dynasty was a dynasty from the Indian...
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    Dantidurga, it overthrew Chalukya Kirtivarman II and went on to build an empire with the Gulbarga region in modern Karnataka as its base. This clan came...
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    Dharma. — Ashoka, Rock Edict 13 After the overthrow of the Maurya Empire by the Shunga Empire, which did not extend to the north-western corners of the Mauryan...
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  • Mālavikāgnimitram (category Shunga Empire)
    the reign of Pushyamitra Shunga, it is his first play. Mālavikāgnimitram tells the story of the love of Agnimitra, the Shunga Emperor at Vidisha, for the...
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    political atmosphere in South India shifted from smaller kingdoms to large empires with the ascendancy of Badami Chalukyas. A Southern India-based kingdom...
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    The Kushan Empire (c. 30–c. 375 AD) was a syncretic empire formed by the Yuezhi in the Bactrian territories in the early 1st century. It spread to encompass...
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