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	''Vibhasa'', another 2nd century text, states that Pushyamitra burned Buddhist scriptures, killed Buddhist monks, and destroyed 500 monasteries in and around [[Kashmir]]. In this campaign, he was supported by yakshas, ''kumbhanda''s, and other demons. However, when he reached the [[Bodhi tree]], the deity of that tree took the form of a beautiful woman and killed him.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}} ''Shariputrapariprichha'', translated into Chinese between 317 and 420 CE also mentions this legend, but this particular version is more detailed, and describes eastern India (not Kashmir) as the center of Pushyamitra's anti-Buddhist campaign.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}}		''Vibhasa'', another 2nd century text, states that Pushyamitra burned Buddhist scriptures, killed Buddhist monks, and destroyed 500 monasteries in and around [[Kashmir]]. In this campaign, he was supported by yakshas, ''kumbhanda''s, and other demons. However, when he reached the [[Bodhi tree]], the deity of that tree took the form of a beautiful woman and killed him.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}} ''Shariputrapariprichha'', translated into Chinese between 317 and 420 CE also mentions this legend, but this particular version is more detailed, and describes eastern India (not Kashmir) as the center of Pushyamitra's anti-Buddhist campaign.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}}

	The medieval-era ''[[Manjushri-mula-kalpa\|Arya-Manjushri-Mula-Kalpa]]'' mentions a wicked and foolish king named Gomimukhya ("cattle-faced"), or Gomishanda ("Gomin, the bull"), who seized the territory from the east to Kashmir, destroying monasteries and killing monks. Ultimately, he and his officers were killed in the north by falling mountain rocks.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}}{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=33-34}} This king is identified with Pushyamitra by [[Jayantanuja Bandyopadhyaya]].<ref~~>{{cite book \|first~~=Jayantanuja \|last=Bandyopadhyaya \|title=Class and Religion in Ancient India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gwUF11NRyT4C&pg=PA209 \|year=2007 \|publisher=Anthem \|isbn=978-1-84331-332-8 \|page=209 }}</~~ref~~>		The medieval-era ''[[Manjushri-mula-kalpa\|Arya-Manjushri-Mula-Kalpa]]'' mentions a wicked and foolish king named Gomimukhya ("cattle-faced"), or Gomishanda ("Gomin, the bull"), who seized the territory from the east to Kashmir, destroying monasteries and killing monks. Ultimately, he and his officers were killed in the north by falling mountain rocks.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}}{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=33-34}} This king is identified with Pushyamitra by [[Jayantanuja Bandyopadhyaya]].<ref name="Jayantanuja2007" />

	The 16th-century Tibetan Buddhist historian [[Taranatha]] also states that Pushyamitra and his allies killed Buddhist monks and destroyed monasteries from ''madhyadesha'' (midland) to [[Jalandhar]]a. These activities wiped out the Buddhist doctrine from the north, within five years.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}}		The 16th-century Tibetan Buddhist historian [[Taranatha]] also states that Pushyamitra and his allies killed Buddhist monks and destroyed monasteries from ''madhyadesha'' (midland) to [[Jalandhar]]a. These activities wiped out the Buddhist doctrine from the north, within five years.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}}

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	[[File:SungaCoin.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|Bronze coin of the Shunga period, Eastern India. 2nd–1st century BCE.]]		[[File:SungaCoin.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|Bronze coin of the Shunga period, Eastern India. 2nd–1st century BCE.]]
	Pushyamitra Shunga was the hereditary ruler of [[Vidisha]]. It was incorporated into the Maurya Empire uptil his led [[coup d'état]].		Pushyamitra Shunga was the hereditary ruler of [[Vidisha]]. It was incorporated into the Maurya Empire uptil his led [[coup d'état]].
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	Several sources suggest that Pushyamitra was a [[Brahmin]] [[warrior]] and the 16th century Buddhist scholar [[Taranatha]] explicitly calls him a Brahmin king.{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=29}} However, the various sources offer differing suggestions about which Brahmin [[gotra]] (clan) Pushyamitra belonged to. A [[Purana\|Puranic]] manuscript mentions persons who were born of "Shunga, a descendant of [[Bharadvaja]], by a woman married in the family of Kata, a descendant of [[Vishvamitra]]". Based on this, [[K. P. Jayaswal]] theorized that Shunga was a [[Brahmin]] with two gotras (''dwaimushyayana'' or ''dvigotra''): his family traced their ancestry to both Bharadvaja and Vishvamitra lineages.{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|pp=28-29}} The ''Pravara Kanda'' of the ''[[Apastamba]]'' mentions a "Shunga-Shaishiri" gotra. J. C. Ghosh theorized that the Shunga family derived from the Shunga of the Bharadvaja gotra, and the Shaishiri of the Vishvamitra gotra (Kata group).{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=30}}<ref>''Ghosh, J.C.,"The Dynastic-Name of the Kings of the Pushyamitra Family," J.B.O.R.S, Vol. XXXIII, 1937, p.360''</ref>		Several sources suggest that Pushyamitra was a [[Brahmin]] [[warrior]] and the 16th century Buddhist scholar [[Taranatha]] explicitly calls him a Brahmin king.{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=29}} However, the various sources offer differing suggestions about which Brahmin [[gotra]] (clan) Pushyamitra belonged to. A [[Purana\|Puranic]] manuscript mentions persons who were born of "Shunga, a descendant of [[Bharadvaja]], by a woman married in the family of Kata, a descendant of [[Vishvamitra]]". Based on this, [[K. P. Jayaswal]] theorized that Shunga was a [[Brahmin]] with two gotras (''dwaimushyayana'' or ''dvigotra''): his family traced their ancestry to both Bharadvaja and Vishvamitra lineages.{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|pp=28-29}} The ''Pravara Kanda'' of the ''[[Apastamba]]'' mentions a "Shunga-Shaishiri" gotra. J. C. Ghosh theorized that the Shunga family derived from the Shunga of the Bharadvaja gotra, and the Shaishiri of the Vishvamitra gotra (Kata group).{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=30}}<ref>''Ghosh, J.C.,"The Dynastic-Name of the Kings of the Pushyamitra Family," J.B.O.R.S, Vol. XXXIII, 1937, p.360''</ref>

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	Pushyamitra Shunga was the hereditary ruler of [[Vidisha]]. It was incorporated into the Maurya Empire uptil his led [[coup d'état]].		Pushyamitra Shunga was the hereditary ruler of [[Vidisha]]. It was incorporated into the Maurya Empire uptil his led [[coup d'état]].

			[[File:AtlasIndoGreek.jpg\|thumb\|Indo-Greecian invasion during Shunga Period]]
	Several sources suggest that Pushyamitra was a [[Brahmin]] [[warrior]] and the 16th century Buddhist scholar [[Taranatha]] explicitly calls him a Brahmin king.{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=29}} However, the various sources offer differing suggestions about which Brahmin [[gotra]] (clan) Pushyamitra belonged to. A [[Purana\|Puranic]] manuscript mentions persons who were born of "Shunga, a descendant of [[Bharadvaja]], by a woman married in the family of Kata, a descendant of [[Vishvamitra]]". Based on this, [[K. P. Jayaswal]] theorized that Shunga was a [[Brahmin]] with two gotras (''dwaimushyayana'' or ''dvigotra''): his family traced their ancestry to both Bharadvaja and Vishvamitra lineages.{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|pp=28-29}} The ''Pravara Kanda'' of the ''[[Apastamba]]'' mentions a "Shunga-Shaishiri" gotra. J. C. Ghosh theorized that the Shunga family derived from the Shunga of the Bharadvaja gotra, and the Shaishiri of the Vishvamitra gotra (Kata group).{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=30}}<ref>''Ghosh, J.C.,"The Dynastic-Name of the Kings of the Pushyamitra Family," J.B.O.R.S, Vol. XXXIII, 1937, p.360''</ref>		Several sources suggest that Pushyamitra was a [[Brahmin]] [[warrior]] and the 16th century Buddhist scholar [[Taranatha]] explicitly calls him a Brahmin king.{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=29}} However, the various sources offer differing suggestions about which Brahmin [[gotra]] (clan) Pushyamitra belonged to. A [[Purana\|Puranic]] manuscript mentions persons who were born of "Shunga, a descendant of [[Bharadvaja]], by a woman married in the family of Kata, a descendant of [[Vishvamitra]]". Based on this, [[K. P. Jayaswal]] theorized that Shunga was a [[Brahmin]] with two gotras (''dwaimushyayana'' or ''dvigotra''): his family traced their ancestry to both Bharadvaja and Vishvamitra lineages.{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|pp=28-29}} The ''Pravara Kanda'' of the ''[[Apastamba]]'' mentions a "Shunga-Shaishiri" gotra. J. C. Ghosh theorized that the Shunga family derived from the Shunga of the Bharadvaja gotra, and the Shaishiri of the Vishvamitra gotra (Kata group).{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=30}}<ref>''Ghosh, J.C.,"The Dynastic-Name of the Kings of the Pushyamitra Family," J.B.O.R.S, Vol. XXXIII, 1937, p.360''</ref>

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	==Marriage and children==		==Marriage and children==
	Pushyamitra Shunga abducted Princess [[Devamala]], the daughter of King Devakumara Raya Jadhava. In the inscriptions of Pushyamitra, she is unnamed but was named Devamala by [[Kalidasa]]. Agnimitra was the son of Pushyamitra and ~~Devamala. Pushyamitra became the greatest of all kings because of his wife,~~ Devamala.		Pushyamitra Shunga abducted Princess [[Devamala]], the daughter of King Devakumara Raya Jadhava. In the inscriptions of Pushyamitra, she is unnamed but was named Devamala by [[Kalidasa]]. Agnimitra was the son of Pushyamitra and Devamala.

	== In literature ==		== In literature ==

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	Pushyamitra was originally a ''Senapati'' "General" of the [[Maurya Empire]]. In 187 BCE he assassinated the last Mauryan Emperor, [[Brihadratha Maurya]], during an army review, and made himself as an emperor.		Pushyamitra was originally a ''Senapati'' "General" of the [[Maurya Empire]]. In 187 BCE he assassinated the last Mauryan Emperor, [[Brihadratha Maurya]], during an army review, and made himself as an emperor.

	Pushyamitra is recorded to have performed numerous [[Ashvamedha]] campaigns to legitimize his right to rule. Inscriptions of the Shungas have been found as far as the [[Ayodhya]] (the [[Dhanadeva-Ayodhya inscription]]), and the ''[[Divyavadana]]'' mentions that his empire stretched as far as [[Sagala\|Sakala]] ([[Sialkot]]) in the [[Punjab region]] in the northwest.		Pushyamitra is recorded to have performed numerous [[Ashvamedha]] campaigns to legitimize his right to rule. Inscriptions of the Shungas have been found as far as the [[Ayodhya]] (the [[Dhanadeva-Ayodhya inscription]]), and the ''[[Divyavadana]]'' mentions that his empire stretched as far as [[Sagala\|Sakala]] ([[Sialkot]]) in the [[Punjab region]] in the northwest.The Buddhist texts state that Pushyamitra persecuted the Buddhists, although some modern scholars have expressed skepticism about these claims.

	The Buddhist texts state that Pushyamitra persecuted the Buddhists, although some modern scholars have expressed skepticism about these claims.

	== Ancestry ==		== Ancestry ==

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	==Marriage and children==		==Marriage and children==
	Pushyamitra Shunga abducted Princess [[Devamala~~]] of the [[Jadhava dynasty~~]], the daughter of King Devakumara Raya Jadhava. In the inscriptions of Pushyamitra, she is unnamed but was named Devamala by [[Kalidasa]]. Agnimitra was the son of Pushyamitra and Devamala. Pushyamitra became the greatest of all kings because of his wife, Devamala.		Pushyamitra Shunga abducted Princess [[Devamala]], the daughter of King Devakumara Raya Jadhava. In the inscriptions of Pushyamitra, she is unnamed but was named Devamala by [[Kalidasa]]. Agnimitra was the son of Pushyamitra and Devamala. Pushyamitra became the greatest of all kings because of his wife, Devamala.

	== In literature ==		== In literature ==

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	==Marriage and children==		==Marriage and children==
	Pushyamitra Shunga abducted Princess [[Devamala]] of the [[Jadhava dynasty]], the daughter of King Devakumara Raya Jadhava. In the inscriptions of Pushyamitra, she is unnamed but was named Devamala by [[Kalidasa]]. Agnimitra was the son of Pushyamitra and Devamala. Pushyamitra became the greatest of all kings because of his wife, Devamala. She was described a author or the historian [[Romila Thapar]] stating she was fair and Pushyamitra did not insult. Originally, Pushyamitra's fair wife, Devamala, had done medical treatment for animals. So, Pushyamitra did not insult her and but instead used to separate the cows and her children, the calves. After separating them, he used to kill the cows one by one. Devamala, angrily raged in anger and closed the cow-slaughter in [[History]] but Pushyamitra did not raise his voice at Devamala as both loved each other.		Pushyamitra Shunga abducted Princess [[Devamala]] of the [[Jadhava dynasty]], the daughter of King Devakumara Raya Jadhava. In the inscriptions of Pushyamitra, she is unnamed but was named Devamala by [[Kalidasa]]. Agnimitra was the son of Pushyamitra and Devamala. Pushyamitra became the greatest of all kings because of his wife, Devamala.

	== In literature ==		== In literature ==

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	''Vibhasa'', another 2nd century text, states that Pushyamitra burned Buddhist scriptures, killed Buddhist monks, and destroyed 500 monasteries in and around [[Kashmir]]. In this campaign, he was supported by yakshas, ''kumbhanda''s, and other demons. However, when he reached the [[Bodhi tree]], the deity of that tree took the form of a beautiful woman and killed him.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}} ''Shariputrapariprichha'', translated into Chinese between 317 and 420 CE also mentions this legend, but this particular version is more detailed, and describes eastern India (not Kashmir) as the center of Pushyamitra's anti-Buddhist campaign.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}}		''Vibhasa'', another 2nd century text, states that Pushyamitra burned Buddhist scriptures, killed Buddhist monks, and destroyed 500 monasteries in and around [[Kashmir]]. In this campaign, he was supported by yakshas, ''kumbhanda''s, and other demons. However, when he reached the [[Bodhi tree]], the deity of that tree took the form of a beautiful woman and killed him.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}} ''Shariputrapariprichha'', translated into Chinese between 317 and 420 CE also mentions this legend, but this particular version is more detailed, and describes eastern India (not Kashmir) as the center of Pushyamitra's anti-Buddhist campaign.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}}

	The medieval-era ''[[Manjushri-mula-kalpa\|Arya-Manjushri-Mula-Kalpa]]'' mentions a wicked and foolish king named Gomimukhya ("cattle-faced"), or Gomishanda ("Gomin, the bull"), who seized the territory from the east to Kashmir, destroying monasteries and killing monks. Ultimately, he and his officers were killed in the north by falling mountain rocks.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}}{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=33-34}} This king is identified with Pushyamitra by [[Jayantanuja Bandyopadhyaya]].<ref~~>{{cite book \|first~~=Jayantanuja \|last=Bandyopadhyaya \|title=Class and Religion in Ancient India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gwUF11NRyT4C&pg=PA209 \|year=2007 \|publisher=Anthem \|isbn=978-1-84331-332-8 \|page=209 }}</~~ref~~>		The medieval-era ''[[Manjushri-mula-kalpa\|Arya-Manjushri-Mula-Kalpa]]'' mentions a wicked and foolish king named Gomimukhya ("cattle-faced"), or Gomishanda ("Gomin, the bull"), who seized the territory from the east to Kashmir, destroying monasteries and killing monks. Ultimately, he and his officers were killed in the north by falling mountain rocks.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}}{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=33-34}} This king is identified with Pushyamitra by [[Jayantanuja Bandyopadhyaya]].<ref name="Jayantanuja2007" />

	The 16th-century Tibetan Buddhist historian [[Taranatha]] also states that Pushyamitra and his allies killed Buddhist monks and destroyed monasteries from ''madhyadesha'' (midland) to [[Jalandhar]]a. These activities wiped out the Buddhist doctrine from the north, within five years.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}}		The 16th-century Tibetan Buddhist historian [[Taranatha]] also states that Pushyamitra and his allies killed Buddhist monks and destroyed monasteries from ''madhyadesha'' (midland) to [[Jalandhar]]a. These activities wiped out the Buddhist doctrine from the north, within five years.{{sfn\|Simmons\|Sarao\|2010\|p=96}}

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	[[File:SungaCoin.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|Bronze coin of the Shunga period, Eastern India. 2nd–1st century BCE.]]		[[File:SungaCoin.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|Bronze coin of the Shunga period, Eastern India. 2nd–1st century BCE.]]
	Pushyamitra Shunga was the hereditary ruler of [[Vidisha]]. It was incorporated into the Maurya Empire uptil his led [[coup d'état]].		Pushyamitra Shunga was the hereditary ruler of [[Vidisha]]. It was incorporated into the Maurya Empire uptil his led [[coup d'état]].
			[[File:Sunga map.jpg\|thumb\|Shunga Empire at it's peak]]
	[[File:AtlasIndoGreek.jpg\|thumb\|Indo-Greecian invasion during Shunga Period]]		[[File:AtlasIndoGreek.jpg\|thumb\|Indo-Greecian invasion during Shunga Period]]
	Several sources suggest that Pushyamitra was a [[Brahmin]] [[warrior]] and the 16th century Buddhist scholar [[Taranatha]] explicitly calls him a Brahmin king.{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=29}} However, the various sources offer differing suggestions about which Brahmin [[gotra]] (clan) Pushyamitra belonged to. A [[Purana\|Puranic]] manuscript mentions persons who were born of "Shunga, a descendant of [[Bharadvaja]], by a woman married in the family of Kata, a descendant of [[Vishvamitra]]". Based on this, [[K. P. Jayaswal]] theorized that Shunga was a [[Brahmin]] with two gotras (''dwaimushyayana'' or ''dvigotra''): his family traced their ancestry to both Bharadvaja and Vishvamitra lineages.{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|pp=28-29}} The ''Pravara Kanda'' of the ''[[Apastamba]]'' mentions a "Shunga-Shaishiri" gotra. J. C. Ghosh theorized that the Shunga family derived from the Shunga of the Bharadvaja gotra, and the Shaishiri of the Vishvamitra gotra (Kata group).{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=30}}<ref>''Ghosh, J.C.,"The Dynastic-Name of the Kings of the Pushyamitra Family," J.B.O.R.S, Vol. XXXIII, 1937, p.360''</ref>		Several sources suggest that Pushyamitra was a [[Brahmin]] [[warrior]] and the 16th century Buddhist scholar [[Taranatha]] explicitly calls him a Brahmin king.{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=29}} However, the various sources offer differing suggestions about which Brahmin [[gotra]] (clan) Pushyamitra belonged to. A [[Purana\|Puranic]] manuscript mentions persons who were born of "Shunga, a descendant of [[Bharadvaja]], by a woman married in the family of Kata, a descendant of [[Vishvamitra]]". Based on this, [[K. P. Jayaswal]] theorized that Shunga was a [[Brahmin]] with two gotras (''dwaimushyayana'' or ''dvigotra''): his family traced their ancestry to both Bharadvaja and Vishvamitra lineages.{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|pp=28-29}} The ''Pravara Kanda'' of the ''[[Apastamba]]'' mentions a "Shunga-Shaishiri" gotra. J. C. Ghosh theorized that the Shunga family derived from the Shunga of the Bharadvaja gotra, and the Shaishiri of the Vishvamitra gotra (Kata group).{{sfn\|Lahiri\|1974\|p=30}}<ref>''Ghosh, J.C.,"The Dynastic-Name of the Kings of the Pushyamitra Family," J.B.O.R.S, Vol. XXXIII, 1937, p.360''</ref>