Shung Dynasty
Expansion of the Shung empire
Shung Dynasty was a ruling dynasty of ancient India who ruled after the Mauryan dynasty. Its rule in northern India dates from 187 BC To 75 B.C. I.e. for 112 years. Pushyamitra Shung was the first ruler of this dynasty.
Genealogy
The list of rulers of this lineage is as follows - Pushyamitra Sugang Main article: Pushyamitra Sugang
It is said that Pushyamitra Shung, who was commander of the army of the Greater Maurya, had killed seniority Maurya while inspecting the army and was seizing power. Pushyamitra ruled for 36 years, and after that his son Agnimitra was elected. After his rule for eight years, he became his son Jethamitra (Jyeshthitra) as ruler after 140 BC.
An important incident of the reign of Pushyamitra was the invasion of the Yavan (Greeks) from the west. Vaiyaran Patanjali, who was contemporary of Pushyamitra, mentioned this attack. Kalidas also mentioned the war with Vasudeva's yavans in his play Malvikagnamitram. Pushyamitra was constructed by Bhujhuta sput, the Shunga rulers established their capital in Vidisha. Successor to Pushyamitra Agnimitra
After the death of Pushyamitra (148 B.C.), his son Agnimitra became the king of the Shung dynasty. He was a sub-king of Vidisha. He ruled for a total of 8 years. Auspicious
Vasudevshit became the king after Agnimitra. Vasumitra
Vasumitra became the fourth king of the Shung dynasty. He had defeated yawans. One day while enjoying the dance, a person named Mujdev murdered him. He ruled for 10 years. After Vasumitra, Bhadrak, Pulidak, Ghosh and Vajramitra were respectively king. In the 14th year of its publication, Ambassador of Youth King Antialakids of Taxila was present in the court in Helsodoros, Vidisha. He was a very luxurious ruler. His Amatya Vasudev killed him. Thus the end of the Shung dynasty has ended. Importance
The kings of this dynasty guarded the central part of the Magadha empire from the foreigners and established a peace and order in Central India for a period of time to hold the trend of decentralization. On the demise of the Mauryan Empire, he has the honor of the ideals of Vedic culture. This is the reason that his reign is considered to be the period of Vedic Renaissance. Vidarbha war
According to Malvakamitram, during the period of Pusushamitra, in 184 BC, Pusyamitra was defeated in Vidharbha war and the state was given in two parts. Rainfall was considered as the boundary of both the states. The king of both the parts accepted Pushyamitra as his emperor and a part of this kingdom was received by Madhavsena. The area of influence of Pushyamitra expanded to the south of the river Narmada. Yawn attack
He removed the youth from the central country and converged on the edge of the Indus and defeated him as the commander and king in the hands of Pushyamitra. This was the most important event of the period of Pushyamitra.
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