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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
After Ashoka's death, the [[Mauryan Empire]] quickly disintegrated. [[Dasharatha Maurya|Dasharatha]] was able to maintain control over [[Magadha]], but other areas such as Kashmir, Gandhara, Vidarbha, and Kalinga declared their independence. Greek references to [[Sophagasenus]] ruling the northwest, indicate yet another decline in territorial control. Southern neighbors such as the [[Satavahanas]] also repudiated their vestigial dependency. The core remained with Dasharatha, but imperial unity was fading away very quickly after Ashoka's death. According to the Jain texts these territories were recovered by [[Samprati]]. | After Ashoka's death, the [[Mauryan Empire]] quickly disintegrated. [[Dasharatha Maurya|Dasharatha]] was able to maintain control over [[Magadha]], but other areas such as Kashmir, Gandhara, Vidarbha, and Kalinga declared their independence. Greek references to [[Sophagasenus]] ruling the northwest, indicate yet another decline in territorial control. Southern neighbors such as the [[Satavahanas]] also repudiated their vestigial dependency. The core remained with Dasharatha, but imperial unity was fading away very quickly after Ashoka's death. According to the Jain texts these territories were recovered by [[Samprati]]. | ||
==Battle== | |||
In 185 BCE, [[Brihadratha Maurya]], the final ruler of the Mauryan dynasty, was overthrown by his commander-in-chief, [[Pushyamitra Shunga]], who went on to establish the Shunga Empire. As described in Harshacharita, a later literary account by the poet Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Pushyamitra arranged a grand military parade under the pretense of showcasing the army's strength. During the event, he assassinated Brihadratha in front of the assembled troops, effectively seizing the throne. This dramatic coup marked the collapse of the [[Mauryan Empire]], bringing an end to a dynasty that had lasted for nearly 137 years. | |||