The last sunga ruler was devabhuti, who was murdered by his minister vasudevakanva, the founder of the kanva dynasty. Indian legends speak of two dynasties that ruled india, surya, solar and chandra vamsa, lunar dynasty. Ppt the mauryan dynasty powerpoint presentation free. Chanakya was the renowned guru at takshashila hence wrote the famous arthshastra. Sunga empire, a magadha dynasty that controlled northcentral and eastern india as well as parts of the northwest now pakistan from around 185 to 73 bce. Lord rama belonged to ikshvaku of surya or lunar dynasty while the kauravas and pandavas belonged to lunar dynasty or chandra vamsa. However, vivaswan, the father of vaivaswatha manu of solar dynasty has been identified as surya deva the. D pushyamitra sunga, vasudeva kanva, satavahanas were brahmin emperors, raja. India is a vast country and was ruled by various dynasties in different periods. As the creator of the world whose four heads and four arms represent the four points of the compass, it may be thought that brahma would have a dominant role within. The maitrakas ruled in gujarat, with valabhi as their capital. Victorian garment patterns 102 pages of patterns and designs to print out and use.
Shivaji was kaushik, lord buddha was gautam, achyutrai from vijayanagar, king lilitaditya ruled from kashmir central asia. King minkyinyo 14861531 of toungoo is usually considered the founder of the dynasty, but many authorities believe that the distinction of founder should. The gupta empire rose to prominence in 320 ad and spread to large parts of northern india, central and small parts of southern india. The empire was divided into provinces, ruled by governors. Nalanda university reopens after hundreds of years. Pushyamitra sunga simple english wikipedia, the free.
Brihadratha maurya simple english wikipedia, the free. History ancient history of ancient, medieval and modern. By 316 bc, the maurya empire fully occupied northwestern parts of india, defeating and conquering the governors left by alexander the great. Pushyamitra shunga ruled for 36 years and was succeeded by his son agnimitra. History ancient history of ancient, medieval and modern india. Its capital was pataliputra, but later emperors such as bhagabhadra also held court at besnagar modern vidisha in eastern malwa. Brihadratha, the last mauryan ruler was killed by pushyamitra sunga who founded the sunga dynasty in 185 bc. Pushyamitra sunga is the founder of the sunga dynasty in 180bce by defeating the mauryan army. Danver points out that after sunga dynasty ended, buddhism flourished under the kushanas and the shakas. This first indian empire was highly centralized and governed by an ideal of exercising power impartially. According to the matsya purana, he succeeded his grandfather ashoka the great. Some images used in this set are licensed under the creative commons through.
Barhut sculptures depict the visit of king ajatasatru to the buddha. Lamotte says it was the vishnuite propaganda that led buddhism into danger. Sunga empire was founded by pushyamitra sunga who betrayed his master brihadratha maurya and defeated him in a war. Information related to indian history medieval indian history, ancient indian history, modern indian history, ancient indian kingdoms, mughal empire, mughal dynasty, mauryan empire, mauryan dynasty, chola dynasty, indian freedom struggle etc. Kanva dynasty emergence from shunga dynasty, list of rulers. Barhut in central indian is famous for buddhist stupa and stone railings which replaced the wooden ones in the sunga period. Insulted the nanda dynasty king dhana nanda, he swore to destroy the dynasty. Free ias coaching day 59 upsc online ias preparation.
The last king bruhathratha will be killed by his senathipathi,general pushyamitra ans establish sunga dynasty. According to the hindu puranas, this dynasty was the second ruling dynasty of magadha, succeeding nagadashaka of haryanka dynasty shishunaga, the founder of the dynasty, was initially an amatya or minister of the last haryanka. Download it direct to your computer for reading or printing. Media in category art of the shunga empire the following 39 files are in this category, out of 39 total. The sunga dynasty was established by pushyamitra sunga in 2nd century, around 185 b. In 73 bc, devabhuti, the last ruler of the sunga dynasty, was murdered by his minister vasudeva, who usurped the throne and founded the kavana dynasty. King jayavarma one of the kambuja kampuchea of 781 a. Steps of running mapinfo to create topographic map. Model papers for ibps,general awareness current affairs. There is another inscription on a railing of the southwest quadrant. Steps of running mapinfo to create topographic map free download as word doc.
Pdfcreator professional enthalt keine werbung wahrend des setups. Amidst hectic and shifting political equations of postmauryan era, central asia and northwestern india witnessed a major upheaval, great yuehichi driven out of fertile land in western china migrated towards the aral sea. Lunar dynasty india chandra vamsa of mahabharata list. The period of kanva rule came to an end in 28 bc when their kingdom was annexed by satvahanas.
World historyancient civilizations wikibooks, open. The last king was devabhuti who ruled between 83 and 73 b. The dynasty was established by pushyamitra shunga, after the fall of the maurya empire. Sunga dynastypushyamitra sungaagnimitra playquiz2win. After overthrowing the sakas, they settled in the valley of oxus,after occupying the bactrian lands, the.
This dynasty, of which the history belongs to that of india q. Click to see the original works with their full license. He killed the mauryan emperor and destroyed the mauryan empire completely. Chandragupta maurya established the maurya empire by overthrowing the nanda dynasty and expanded the empire with the help of chanakya. D, asm, tte, food sub inspector, wb police, gram panchayat, postal assistant, agriculture, court, psc, lic, cmat and all other state level public service commission exams. Ap art history 250 stylesculturesperiods flashcards. Pushyamitra, the commanderinchief, having slain his master, brihadratha maurya, and imprisoned the minister, usurped the vacant throne, and established himself as sovereign of the now contracted.
Using this, his general pushyamitra sunga defeated brihadratha with a. Vasudeva kanva 7566 bce was the founder of the kanva dynasty. The rulers were of indian origin or came from other parts of the world, especially from west or north. Harappan civilization who discovered the mitathal site of harappan civilization in. If you go to magaadha, or the history of south asia it lists the sunga as merely a dynasty of maghada among 4 other dynasties if that is the case then i think the sunga empire should be a redirect to sunga dynasty and the both the articles merged into sunga dynasty.
The center of sunga empire was magadha and extended to malwa in central india. Saisunaga, literally of shishunaga is believed to have been the third ruling dynasty of magadha, an empire of ancient india. The founder of this great dynasty is chandragupta maurya along with the help of his guru chanakya. Model papers for ibps,general awareness current affairs, study material study material for job assistance. Dasaratha maurya 232 224 bce dasaratha maurya was the emperor of the mauryan dynasty from 232 bce to 224 bce. Pushyamitra, the commanderinchief, having slain his master, brihadratha maurya, and imprisoned the minister, usurped the vacant throne, and established himself as sovereign of the now contracted maurya. Chandragupta maurya defeated seleucus i nicator and gained the territories beyond indus river. Chapter 8 the sunga, kanva, and andhra dynasties 184 b. Premier coaching institute for ssc,cgl, railways, rbi, bank po. This inscription confirms that dhanabhuti was a king, although probably not a king of the sunga dynasty.
Pushyamitra shunga, the founder of the shunga dynasty was an orthodox brahmin. After the death of the great buddhist king, asoka c. Such was the state of religion in india in the 6th century od when two great founder of. The sunga empire or shunga empire is a magadha dynasty that. Sastry initially identified chimuka with the dynastys founder simuka. Toungoo dynasty, ruling house in myanmar burma from the 15th or 16th to the 18th century, whose reign is known as the second burmese empire. Vedic literature is the most significant source of information about the vedic civilization. Clipping is a handy way to collect important slides you want to go back to later. Of all these states which arose out of the ruins of the gupta kingdom, that of valabhi proved to be the most durable. Important indians dynasties and their founder gk planet.
After the fall of the kanvas, the history of magatha was a blank until the establishment of the gupta dynasty. Founder of sunga dynasty was pushyamitra sunga, who was commander in chief under the mauryas. Jewellery has always occupied an important place in the social and cultural life of india. Maurya sunga dynasty forecast vishnu puran ramanis blog. He was killed by his general pushyamitra sunga in 180 bc during his rule, the mauryan empire got smaller. Brihadratha maurya was the last ruler of the maurya empire.
Initially men and women used natural material for beautification of the body like leaves and flowers followed by beads using other type of material. The art of the sunga empire a world,s heritage of native music. He performed many brahmanical religious rites like the. He was originally an amatya minister of last sunga ruler devabhuti. He was the general of mauryan emperor brihadratha maurya. The sunga dynasty was established in 185 bc, about 50 years after ashokas death, when the king brihadratha, the last of the mauryan rulers, was brutally murdered by the then commanderinchief of the mauryan armed forces, pusyamitra sunga, while he was taking the guard of honour of his forces. Amourous royal couple sunga 1st century bce west bengal. Mit dem kostenlosen pdfcreator konnen sie eigene pdfdateien. Creator of famous cartoons chacha chowdhary, common man. Premier coaching institute for ssc,cgl, railways, rbi.
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