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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. | ||