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Shunga dynasty, Indian ruling house founded by Pushyamitra about 185 bce, which replaced the Mauryan dynasty. Pushyamitra assassinated Brihadratha, the last Mauryan ruler, at a military parade and assumed royal power. Pushyamitra was a Brahman, and, though he is said to have persecuted Buddhists, Buddhism still flourished in many areas under his control. Most of the traditional accounts of Pushyamitra’s reign are late in date. According to these, his rule extended over the cities of Pataliputra, Ayodhya (Oudh), and Vidisha and perhaps over Jalandhara and Shakala as well. The Mauryan system of administering the provinces through princes of royal blood ....

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