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- Pushyamitra Shunga founded the Shunga Empire after assassinating the last Mauryan emperor Brihadratha Maurya. Subsequently, he drove out the Greeks with the Shunga–Greek War and ruled for 36 years.
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Brihadratha was the 9th and last Emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty. He ruled from 187 to 185 BCE, when he was overthrown and assassinated by his General, Pushyamitra Shunga, who went on to establish the Shunga Empire.
Pushyamitra Shunga founded the Shunga Empire after assassinating the last Mauryan emperor Brihadratha Maurya. Subsequently, he drove out the Greeks with the Shunga–Greek War and ruled for 36 years.
Shunga dynasty, Indian ruling house founded by Pushyamitra about 185 bce, which replaced the Mauryan dynasty. Pushyamitra assassinated Brihadratha, the last Mauryan ruler, at a military parade and assumed royal power.
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- Reasons Behind The Downfall of The Mauryas
- Rise of The Sungas: Empire of Pushyamitra Sunga
- Other Side of Sunga History: Relation with Buddhism
- Contribution of The Sunga to Indian History
According to several historians, there were many reasons behind the downfall of the Great Mauryan Empire. Some of the most prominent causes are. 1 The policy of Ahimsa or non-injury which was introduced by emperor Ashoka is also considered the reason behind the downfall of the Mauryas. It completely vanished the martial and aggressive militarizatio...
The Senapati or the commander in chief of the Mauryan army during the period of Brihadrath took the responsibility to overthrow the hegemony of the Mauryas. Pushyamitra Sunga assassinated the last Mauryan emperor Brihadratha when the latter was checking and reviewing his military unit. The story of Brihadratha’s assassination is mentioned in texts ...
Apart from the aggressive military policy of the Sunga and their contribution towards the revitalization of the Brahmanical culture the Sunga’s had a bitter relationship with Buddhism. There is a fierce debate among historians about the relationship between the Sungas and Buddhists. Ancient Buddhist texts like Diyavadana, Manjushri, and Tibetan sou...
The Brahmanical traditions were revitalized during the period of the Sunga. In central India, art and architecture also reached new heights and the famous scholar i.e. Patanjali was also the contemporary of Pushayamitra Sunga. The Sanskrit language also gained a significant amount of impetus under the rule of the Sunga. Furthermore, the famous hist...
Mar 5, 2021 · Pushyamitra was extremely frustrated by the lethargic attitude of king Brihadratha, he was aghast by the decline of the Vedic culture and favoritism of Buddhism above Vedic beliefs. When Brihadratha got the news of foreign invaders, he was casual about it and left everything on time.
Pushyamitra equipped a fourfold army, and intending to destroy the Buddhist religion, he went to the Kukkutarama (in Pataliputra). ... Pushyamitra therefore destroyed the sangharama, killed the monks there, and departed. ...
for looking upon the assassination of king Brihadratha by Pushyamitra Sunga as the culmination of the Brahmanical reaction against the Mauryan rule. Pushyamitra Sunga was only an ambitious leader of the military coup-de-tat and not of a powerful and dissatisfied section of the civilian population and that he happened to be a Brahmana was a
