Historic Wednesday

  The Shunga Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty from Magadha that controlled areas of the central and eastern Indian subcontinent from around 184 to 75 BCE. The founder of the dynasty, Pushyamitra Shunga, overthrew the Mauryas; either in 187 B.C. or 184 B.C. After him there were nine other rulers. Among them, Agnimitra, Vasumitra, Bhagvata and Devabhumi were the prominent ones. The names of the first two were associated with some events in political history, whereas the latter two were known for their long rule.  H. C. Raychaudhuri theorized that the name "Shunga" is derived from the Sanskrit word for the fig tree.                                                    Pushyamitra Shunga(185–149 BCE) According to many historians Pushyamitra Sunga was Brahmin army chief of Brihadratha, the last king of the Mauryas. During a military parade, he killed Brihadratha and established himself on the throne in 185 or 186 BC. According to some historians, this was an internal rev

 Bindusara                    The Mauryan Empire Extended from Gandhara (present day Kandahar,Afghanistan) to Eastern Coast also known as Vanga (Present day West Bengal and Bangladesh) and till Mysore in the South According to Some Historians . Coin of Bindusara                   Bindusara   was the Successor of Chandragupta Maurya as Second Mauryan Emperor of Bharat. He was also known as 'Amritghata' in Sanskrit and 'Amritchates' in Greek account,  This name perhaps reflects a successful campaign in the Deccan . B indusara’s campaign stopped in the vicinity of Karnataka, probably because the territories of the extreme south, such as those of the Cholas, Pandyas, and Cheras, were well-disposed in their relations toward the Mauryas. Bindusara maintained friendly diplomatic relations with the Greeks. Deimachos of Plateia was the ambassador of Seleucid emperor Antiochus I at Bindusara's court.Deimachos seems to have written a treatise entitled "On Piety". H