He performed ashvamedha yaga and brought most of the north india under him. Pushyamitra sunga performed the vedic sacrifices of asvamedha, and the others like aginstoma, rajasuya and vajpeiya. Shunga empire simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Post mauryan period sunga satavahanas kushanas kas insights. Indian history bits competitive exams pdfmore than 1500 bits for all competitive exams like appsc, tspsc, upsc, bank exams, rrb, ssc, etc indian history bits competitive exams pdf. The kingdom of vidarbha was divided between yajnasena and madhavasena who acknowledged the supremacy of pushyamitra. The exaggerated stories of the cruel persecution of the buddhists by pushyamitra have been refuted by historians by pointing out that probuddhist officers were allowed to serve under the government and the. Samacheer kalvi 6th social science history solutions term 3. He had assasinated the last mauryan ruler, brihadratha to capture the throne. Icse solutions for class 6 history and civics the mauryan empire. After ashokas lavish sponsorship of buddhism, it is perfectly possible that buddhist institutions fell on slightly harder times under the sungas, but persecution is quite another matter. Chronology of important events in indian history download. Pushyamitra sunga assassinated the last mauryan king brihadrath in 184 bc.
Unit 4 early gupta rulers, samudragupta, chandragupta ii, skandagupta, causes of the decline of the gupta empire, gupta art, architecture. Bihar gk in english quiz 3 bihar gk in english quiz 3 has 10 questions. In the wider context of historical continuity, thus, the sunga rule is noteworthy for maintaining law and order in the magadhan kingdom, even though for a brief period. The last mauryan emperor, brihadratha, was assassinated by his own general, pushyamitra sunga. The oftrepeated allegation that pushyamitra sunga offered a reward for the heads of buddhist monks is a miraculous fable related exclusively in a hostile source and contradicted by the finding of art historians that pushyamitra was a generous patron of buddhist institutions.
In the second century bc, the great stupa was vandalised, possibly by pushyamitra sunga. The founder of the sunga dynasty pushymitra was after all a regicide. Shunga indian history free pdf download the shunga dynasty was a brahmin dynasty, established in 185 bce, about 50 years after ashokas death, when the emperor brihadratha maurya, the last ruler of the maurya empire, was assassinated by his senani or commanderinchief, pushyamitra shunga. There were 10 rulers who ruled india during the ancient period. However, the various sources offer differing suggestions about which brahmin gotra clan pushyamitra.
Pushyamitra was a brahman, and, though he is said to have persecuted buddhists, buddhism still flourished in many areas under his. Merutunga incorporated avanti into the dominions of pushyamitra. The founder of the dynasty, pushyamitra sunga, overthrew the mauryas. The celebrated grammarian patanjali was a contemporary. The ruins of assembly of 80 pillars of mauryan period is associated with. This specific edit is pertinent and supported by a sufficient reference not elst, but etienne lamottes work, history of indian buddhism. Pushyamitra shunga was the hereditary ruler of vidisha. Pushyamitra tried to revive vedic practices and sacrifices, and bhagavata religion becomes important. Asokas claim that he exposed the budheveas brahmins as false gods shows that ashoka was not well disposed towards brahmins. Sagar savarkar advocated responding in kind to any aggression in the name of religion. Pushyamitra sunga was the first king of this dynasty. The chemical that was the cause of bhopal tragedy in 1984 was.
The annual journal of the indian history congress, entitled the proceedings of the indian history congress carries research papers selected out of papers presented at its annual sessions on all aspects and periods of indian history from prehistory to contemporary times as well as the history of countries other than india. The greeks were the first foreign power in the subcontinent. It was incorporated into the maurya empire uptil his led coup detat several sources suggest that pushyamitra was a brahmin warrior and the 16th century buddhist scholar taranatha explicitly calls him a brahmin king. Sunga kanva rule in magadha pushyamitra rose to the power at pataliputra by c.
Pushyamitra assassinated brihadratha, the last mauryan ruler, at a military parade and assumed royal power. Pushyamitra sunga is the founder of the sunga dynasty in 180bce by defeating the mauryan army. Sunga dynasty ancient indian history notes for upsc. His empire extended to the narmada and included patliputra, ayodhya, vidisha. The caste system is one of the unique features in indian society. Sunga does the first military coup in india assassinating. But some facts of his region clearly show that he did not persecute buddhists. Caste system in india origin, features, and problems.
During a military parade, he killed brihadratha and established himself on the throne in 185 or 186 bc. Pushyamitra shunga ruled for 36 years and was succeeded by his son agnimitra. The puranas mention that pushyamitra ruled in pataliputra for 36 years. Kanva dynasty emergence from shunga dynasty, list of rulers. The dynasty was established by pushyamitra sunga, after the fall of the maurya empire when the emperor brihadratha, the last of the mauryan rulers, was assassinated by the then senapati of the mauryan armed forces, pushyamitra. He is the hero of the drama mlalavikag nimitram written by famous kalidasa. According to historical calculations, his death took place in 149 b. You can download the history and civics icse solutions for class 6 with free pdf download option. Oct 02, 2019 pushyamitra sunga was a military general in the mauryan army. Pushyamitra sunga was brahmin army chief of brihadratha, the last king of the. In the religious riots that followed partition, he advocated that each time hindus were killed for being hindu, the same treatment be meted out. Samacheer kalvi 6th social science history solutions term. The founder of sunga dynasty was pushyamitra sunga 187151 bc. The last mauryan king was killed by pushyamitra shunga.
In the religious riots that followed partition, he advocated thatmore savarkar advocated responding in kind to any aggression in the name of religion. The sunga period saw the beginning of the brahmanical hinduism as is exemplified by two horsesacrifices at the time of pushyamitra. The founder of sunga dynasty was pushyamitra sunga187151 bc. Jana jati caste the word caste derives from the spanish and portuguese casta, means race, lineage, or breed. Tn scert school text books online pdf free download class 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th std 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st. At any rate, the striking fact, so far not mentioned in the pushyamitra controversy, is that the main line of the narrative making the allegation against pushyamitra is a carbon copy of the justquoted account of ashokas own offer to pay for every head of a monk from a rivalling sect. Pdf buddhist sources find the muchidealized buddhist emperor ashoka guilty of those very crimes that pushyamitra shunga is usually accused of. Pushyamitra joined ahc in 1998, he completed his education from miet gondia, nagpur. He became the king by killing king brihadratha, the last mauryan emperor. Give an account of the conquests of pushyamitra sunga. Indian ruling house founded by pushyamitra about 185 bce, which replaced the mauryan dynasty. The sungas, kanvas, republican kingdoms and monarchies, mahameghavahanas. Name the first governor general of all british possessions of the company in insia what was the impact of. Sunga empire 187 to 78 bce pushyamitra sunga 187151 bce.
The founder of sunga dynasty was pushyamitra sunga 43. The book divyavadana refers to the persecution of buddhists by pushyamitra sunga. The dynasty was established by pushyamitra shunga, after the fall of the. A foremost patron of brahmanism, pushyamitra is said to have revived the brahmanic ritual of animal sacrifice forbidden during ashokan rule. In the vedic society, which was the term used to denote a group of familiesans. Pusyamitra was a staunch hindu, a champion of brahmanism and that is why the buddhist texts show him as a cruel man. Chandragupta, bindusara ashoka gk notes place mouse on the black box to view answers q. Download ancient history study materials pdf some notable kingdoms of the postmauryan period sungas pushyamitra sunga, a staunch brahim, captured the throne after assassinating the last mauryan king brahadratha in 184 bc.
But it has continuously been rebuilt and decorated since, then. After submitting answer sheet, you can check right and wrong answers as. The mauryan dynasty a the mauryan empire was one of the largest empires to rule india. The origins of existence, of the manifest from the unmanifest of the saguna from the nirguna of the relative from the absolute this book is inspired by and therefore humbly dedicated to. Deccan and south india study materials exams daily. The founder of the sunga dynasty is pushyamitra sunga. West bengal civil service preliminary exam quiz exam.
He was the general of mauryan emperor brihadratha maurya. The exaggerated stories of the cruel persecution of the buddhists by pushyamitra have been refuted by historians by. The shunga dynasty formed a large part of magadha and was founded by pushyamitra shunga after the fall of the mauryan empire. The capture of power by pushyamitra sunga shows the triumph of brahmins. Kanva dynasty emergence from shunga dynasty, list of.
Pushyamitra sunga was a military general in the mauryan army. Pushyamitra was a brahman, and, though he is said to have persecuted buddhists, buddhism still flourished. He assassinated the last mauryan ruler and became the ruler. The dynasty was established by pushyamitra shunga, after the fall of the maurya empire. The founder of the sunga dynasty was pushyamitra sunga, who was the commanderinchief under the mauryas. Tn samacheer kalvi 9th books new syllabus 2019 to 2020 tamil nadu pdf free download tn samacheer kalvi 10th books new syllabus 2019 to 2020 tamil nadu pdf free download tamilnadu samacheer kalvi books tn scert school text books online pdf free download class 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th std 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st. May 25, 2017 postmauryan, pregupta period general knowledge 185 bc 319 bc sunga dynasty kanva dynasty satavahana dynasty chedi dynasty the sakas the parthians the kushans sunga dynasty 187 to 73 bc. To judge from the documents, pushyamitra must be acquitted through lack of proof. Portuguese employed casta in the modern sense when they applied it to hereditary indian social groups called as jati in india. The claim of divyavandana, that pushyamitra sunga destroyed 84,000 buddhist stupas and slaughtered srameans, has no corroborative evidence.
Vinayak damodar savarkar is the philosophical fountainhead of hindu nationalism i would call it fundamentalism or even fascism and his works are supposed to be founts of wisdom, at least for the rightwingers. Pushyamitra sunga was brahmin army chief of brihadratha, the last king of the mauryas. However, the various sources offer differing suggestions about which brahmin gotra clan pushyamitra belonged to. Pushyamitra sunga simple english wikipedia, the free. Satavahanas 100bc to 300ad in the deccan, the satavahanas established their independent rule after the decline of the mauryas. Sungas,the sunga rule,indian histroy,pushyamitra sunga. Sir john marshal letd the the restoration of the stupa architecture from 1912 to 1919. Pushyamitra sunga overthrew mauryans and became the new king of magadha. D, asm, tte, food sub inspector, wb police, gram panchayat. Pushyamitra is described in divyavadana and by tibetan historian taranatha as a cruel persecutor of buddhism. Download pdf here pushyamitra sunga during a military parade, he killed brihadratha and established himself on the throne in 185 or 186 bc.
The matsya puriitja says1, pushyamitrastu senanlrudhritya sa b,rihadrathamkarishyati sa vai raivamshaurimsati sama n,ripah that is, pushyamitra, the commander in chief, will uproot bihadratha and rule for 36 years. Hagiographies are notorious for competitive copying e. The mauryan dynasty was soon replaced by the sunga dynasty. Divyabadana describes him as a king who was hostile towards the religion of the buddha. Mahabhasya was written by patanjali at this time, who. Some accounts about the rule of pushyamitra sunga are available from the buddhist literature. Its capital was pataliputra, but later emperors such as bhagabhadra also held court at besnagar modern vidisha in. By this time much of the mauryan empire was disintegrated. Chapter 6 post mauryan period 200bc to 300ad civilsdaily. Indian culture mcq questions and answers pdf download gk. Who was the governorgeneral of india when 1857 revolt broke out. He killed the mauryan emperor and destroyed the mauryan empire completely. Sunga empire was founded by pushyamitra sunga who betrayed his master brihadratha maurya and defeated him in a war. Which king of ancient india is referred to by modem writers as a monk in a kings garb.
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