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== Succession of the throne ==
== Succession of the throne ==
Pushyamitra Shunga was succeeded in 148 BCE by his son [[Agnimitra]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization |first=Sailendra Nath  |last=Sen |publisher=New Age International, 1999 |year=1999 |isbn=978-8-12241-198-0 |page=170 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&pg=PA170}}</ref>
Pushyamitra Shunga was succeeded in 148 BCE by his son [[Agnimitra]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization |first=Sailendra Nath  |last=Sen |publisher=New Age International, 1999 |year=1999 |isbn=978-8-12241-198-0 |page=170 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&pg=PA170}}</ref>
==Marriage and children==
Pushyamitra Shunga abducted Princess [[Devamala]] of the [[Jadhava dynasty]], the daughter of King Devakumara Raya Jadhava. In the inscriptions of Pushyamitra, shevis 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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