Agnimitra
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Agnimitra was a prominent early ruler of the Shunga dynasty in ancient India, known from both historical records and Kalidasa’s Sanskrit play “Mālavikāgnimitram.”
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mālavikāgnimitram | 0 |
| Pushyamitra Shunga | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit play
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Shunga ruler ⓘ historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dharini
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Kalidasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Malavika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Kalidasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Vidisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Agnimitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInDynasty | second Shunga king ⓘ |
| conflict | Vidarbha succession struggle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Shunga Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Indian ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Mālavikāgnimitram
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Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ historical traditions of ancient India ⓘ |
| dynasty | Shunga dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post-Mauryan period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indo-Aryan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Pushyamitra Shunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Vidarbha region
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ⓘ
central India ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
attested in literary sources
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partly legendary ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Agnimitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Shunga dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Sanskrit (court language) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearance as protagonist in Kalidasa’s play Mālavikāgnimitram
ⓘ
being an early ruler of the Shunga dynasty ⓘ consolidation of Shunga power in central India ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mālavikāgnimitram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of the Shungas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pushyamitra Shunga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ruledIn | Vidisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| source |
Kalidasa’s Mālavikāgnimitram
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ⓘ
Puranic king lists ⓘ |
| spouse |
Dharini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malavika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Vasumitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorStateOf | Maurya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.