Shunga
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Shunga was an ancient Indian dynasty that succeeded the Maurya Empire and ruled much of northern and central India in the 2nd–1st centuries BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shunga canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian ruler
ⓘ
ancient Indian dynasty ⓘ post-Mauryan polity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bharhut stupa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanchi stupa expansions ⓘ |
| capital |
Pataliputra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vidisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonLanguage | Prakrit ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currency | punch-marked coins ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Shunga dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shunga dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 73 BCE ⓘ |
| era | post-Mauryan period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indo-Aryan peoples ⓘ |
| firstRuler | Pushyamitra Shunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kanva dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Pushyamitra Shunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Buddhist texts
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Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflicts with Indo-Greek kingdoms
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patronage of art and architecture ⓘ revival of Brahmanical traditions ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Devabhuti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Indo-Greek invasions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pushyamitra Shunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
decline of Maurya Empire
ⓘ
rise of regional kingdoms in post-Mauryan India ⓘ |
| overthrew | Brihadratha Maurya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Shunga king
ⓘ
commander-in-chief of Maurya army ⓘ |
| precededBy | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
central India
ⓘ
northern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Brahmanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buddhism ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ |
| replaces | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 185 BCE ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Kanva dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalRangeEnd | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| temporalRangeStart | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
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