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Shunga Empire

The Shunga Empire (IAST: Śuṅga) was a ruling entity centred around Magadha and controlled most of the northern Indian subcontinent from around 187 to 75 BCE. The dynasty was established by Pushyamitra, after taking the throne of Magadha from the Mauryas. The Shunga empire's capital was Pataliputra, but later emperors such as Bhagabhadra also held court…

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Capital
Pataliputra · Besnagara
Common languages
Sanskrit
Government
Monarchy
Historical era
Ancient India
Religion
Brahmanism
Today part of
India · Bangladesh · Nepal · Pakistan

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Decline of Buddhism

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Shunga Empire

Nodes170
Edges169
Triples69
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011765
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Shunga Empire

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related to Name · 21
Shunga Empire → Bharhut, Brahmi, Buddhist, Buddhist Bharhut, Dhana, Heliodorus, India, Maurya Empire, Other, Pushyamitra, Shunga, Shungas, Suga, Suganam, Sugas, Sughanas, The, The Ayodhya Inscription, The Bharut, There
related to Warfare · 21
Shunga Empire → BCE, Demetrius, From, Greco-Bactrian, Indian, Indo-Greek, Indo-Greeks, Indus, Kabul Valley, Kalingas, Mathuras, Panchalas, Pataliputra, Satavahanas, Shunga, Shungas, The, The Indo-Greek Menander, The Shunga, They
Today part of · 4
Shunga Empire → Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan
Capital · 2
Shunga Empire → Besnagara, Pataliputra
Common languages · 1
Shunga Empire → Sanskrit
Government · 1
Shunga Empire → Monarchy
Historical era · 1
Shunga Empire → Ancient India
Religion · 1
Shunga Empire → Brahmanism
• Assassination of Brihadratha by Pushyamitra Shunga · 1
Shunga Empire → 185 BCE
• Assassination of Devabhuti by Vasudeva Kanva · 1
Shunga Empire → 73 BCE

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shunga pushyamitra shungas bce also dynasty buddhist mathura period india stupa inscription empire indo-greeks agnimitra son art bharhut pataliputra sanchi

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Shunga EmpireCapitalPataliputra1.00infobox
Shunga EmpireCapitalBesnagara1.00infobox
Shunga EmpireCommon languagesSanskrit1.00infobox
Shunga EmpireGovernmentMonarchy1.00infobox
Shunga EmpireHistorical eraAncient India1.00infobox
Shunga EmpireReligionBrahmanism1.00infobox
Shunga EmpireToday part ofIndia1.00infobox
Shunga EmpireToday part ofBangladesh1.00infobox
Shunga EmpireToday part ofNepal1.00infobox
Shunga EmpireToday part ofPakistan1.00infobox
Shunga Empire• Assassination of Brihadratha by Pushyamitra Shunga185 BCE1.00infobox
Shunga Empire• Assassination of Devabhuti by Vasudeva Kanva73 BCE1.00infobox
Shunga Empire• c. 131–124 BCEVasumitra1.00infobox
Shunga Empire• c. 151–141 BCEAgnimitra1.00infobox
Shunga Empire• c. 185 – c. 151 BCEPushyamitra (first)1.00infobox
Shunga Empire• c. 83–73 BCEDevabhuti (last)1.00infobox

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