Shunga dynasty
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The Shunga dynasty was an ancient Indian ruling house that succeeded the Mauryan Empire and is noted for its patronage of early Buddhist art and architecture, including developments at sites like Sanchi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shunga dynasty canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Indian dynasty
ⓘ
royal house ⓘ |
| artStyle | Shunga art ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligionDebate | Brahmanism and Buddhism ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite |
Bharhut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bodh Gaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Pataliputra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Indo-Greek invasions
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ⓘ
wars with the Indo-Greek Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContribution |
development of narrative relief sculpture in India
ⓘ
early representations of Jataka tales in art ⓘ |
| currency |
cast copper coins
ⓘ
punch-marked coins ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 73 BCE ⓘ |
| era | post-Mauryan period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indo-Aryan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kanva dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Pushyamitra Shunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Divyavadana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harshacharita NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalidasa’s Malavikagnimitram NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bharhut Stupa railings and gateways
ⓘ
development of Buddhist architecture at Bharhut ⓘ development of Buddhist architecture at Sanchi ⓘ patronage of early Buddhist art ⓘ reliefs and railings at Sanchi Stupa ⓘ transition from Mauryan to post-Mauryan art ⓘ |
| language |
Prakrit
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Devabhuti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | overthrow of the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha by Pushyamitra Shunga ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Agnimitra
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ⓘ
Pushyamitra Shunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | central monarchy with regional governors ⓘ |
| precededBy | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Magadha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Gangetic plain
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ⓘ
central India ⓘ parts of northwestern India ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 185 BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.