Shunga Empire

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Was an ancient Indian dynasty from Magadha that controlled areas of the most of the northern Indian subcontinent after taking the throne of the Maurya Empire.

Establishment

January 184 BC: The Shunga dynasty was established by Pushyamitra Shunga, after taking the throne of the Maurya Empire.

January 184 BC: After being absorbed into the Mauryan Empire (322-185 BC), Panchala regained its independence.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 174 BC: Demetrius I, also known as Demetrius the Invincible, was a Greek king who started an invasion of the northwestern Indian subcontinent from 180 BC. The invasion was completed by 175 BC, leading to the territory falling under the control of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom.

January 169 BC: The Indo-Greeks were forced to abandon the territories further east, moving the frontier with the Sunga to Mathura.

January 169 BC: Kharavela was a prominent ruler of the Mahameghavahana dynasty in ancient India. He is known for his military conquests and patronage of the arts. Under his rule, South Kosala was incorporated into the kingdom, further expanding his influence in the region.

January 149 BC: The Indo-Scythians established a kingdom in the northwest of India, based near Taxila, with two great Satraps, one in Mathura in the east, and one in Surastrene (Gujarat) in the southwest.

January 149 BC: The origin of the Satavahana dynasty is uncertain, but according to the Puranas, their first king overthrew the Kanva dynasty.

January 140 BC: After the death of Agnimitra, the second king of the dynasty, the empire rapidly disintegrated: inscriptions and coins indicate that much of northern and central India consisted of small kingdoms and city-states that were independent of any Shunga hegemony.