Question

Who was the founder of Shungadynasty?
1. Ajatashatru
2. Bimbisara
3. Agnimitra
4. Pushyamitra

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Pushyamitra

The correct answer is Pushyamitra.

• The Sunga dynasty was a dynasty of ancient India that ruled after the Mauryan dynasty.

• They ruled from 184 AD to 75 BCE.
• Their capital was Patliputra.
• It was founded by Pushyamitra. There were ten Shunga rulers. 
• Pushyamitra was the commander of the last Mauryan emperor Vrihadratha.
• Pushyamitra killed the last emperor Vrihadrata and occupied the whole of Magadha.
• The name of the first ruler of the Mauryan dynasty of Magadha was also Vrihadratha and the name of the last ruler was also Vrihadratha.

• The Shunga dynasty ruled eastern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal from 185-75 BCE.
• It was established by Pushyamitra Shunga after the fall of the Mauryan Empire.
• Its capital was Pataliputra, but later rulers also held court at Besnagar (modern-day Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh).

• ​The ancestors of Shungas originated from the city of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. There is both literary and archeological evidence that shows the founder and First king of the Shunga Dynasty were Viceroy of Maurya at Ujjain and his ancestors belong to Ujjain. 
• Magadha Was an ancient Indian Kingdome in Southern Bihar. 
• Magadh was the nucleus of the Shunga Kingdome.
• Shunga Dynasty (185 BC to 73 BC)
  • ​Shunga Dynasty founded by Pushyamitra who assassinated the Last Maurya Emperor Brihadratha and replaced the Mauryan dynasty.
  • He was Viceroy of the Maurya at Ujjain.
  • The capital of the Shunga Dynasty was Patliputra and its Major centers were Ujjain, Mathura, Saket, Sanchi, and Kapilvastu.
  • Vidhisha was the Capital of Later Shunga Rulers.
  • Other Rulers of the Shunga dynasty:-
    • Agnimitra (149 BC to 141 BC).
    • Bhagbhadra (around 110 BC).
    • Devbhuti (87 BC to 73 BC).