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Pusyamitra was a staunch hindu, a champion of brahmanism and that is why the buddhist texts show him as a cruel man. 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. By this time much of the mauryan empire was disintegrated. Pdf buddhist sources find the muchidealized buddhist emperor ashoka guilty of those very crimes that pushyamitra shunga is usually accused of. He assassinated the last mauryan ruler and became the ruler.

Satavahanas 100bc to 300ad in the deccan, the satavahanas established their independent rule after the decline of the mauryas. The last mauryan king was killed by pushyamitra shunga. Which king of ancient india is referred to by modem writers as a monk in a kings garb. Chronology of important events in indian history download. The exaggerated stories of the cruel persecution of the buddhists by pushyamitra have been refuted by historians by.

The founder of the sunga dynasty pushymitra was after all a regicide. 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. Critically examine the statement given in bold and answer the questions. The chemical that was the cause of bhopal tragedy in 1984 was. Sungas,the sunga rule,indian histroy,pushyamitra sunga. Sagar savarkar advocated responding in kind to any aggression in the name of religion. The caste system is one of the unique features in indian society.

Merutunga incorporated avanti into the dominions of pushyamitra. During a military parade, he killed brihadratha and established himself on the throne in 185 or 186 bc. Chapter 6 post mauryan period 200bc to 300ad civilsdaily. But some facts of his region clearly show that he did not persecute buddhists. The shunga dynasty formed a large part of magadha and was founded by pushyamitra shunga after the fall of the mauryan empire. Give an account of the conquests of pushyamitra sunga. There were 10 rulers who ruled india during the ancient period. 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. In the religious riots that followed partition, he advocated thatmore savarkar advocated responding in kind to any aggression in the name of religion. Indian culture mcq questions and answers pdf download.

Sunga dynasty ancient indian history notes for upsc. Shunga empire simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Indian ruling house founded by pushyamitra about 185 bce, which replaced the mauryan dynasty. 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. Pushyamitra sunga was brahmin army chief of brihadratha, the last king of the. The celebrated grammarian patanjali was a contemporary. He killed the mauryan emperor and destroyed the mauryan empire completely. The dynasty was established by pushyamitra shunga, after the fall of the maurya empire. Hagiographies are notorious for competitive copying e. His empire extended to the narmada and included patliputra, ayodhya, vidisha.

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. 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. In the religious riots that followed partition, he advocated that each time hindus were killed for being hindu, the same treatment be meted out. Pushyamitra shunga was the hereditary ruler of vidisha. Pushyamitra sunga was a military general in the mauryan army. Icse solutions for class 6 history and civics the mauryan empire. The last mauryan emperor, brihadratha, was assassinated by his own general, pushyamitra sunga. Pushyamitra was a brahman, and, though he is said to have persecuted buddhists, buddhism still flourished. The founder of the dynasty, pushyamitra sunga, overthrew the mauryas.

Bihar gk in english quiz 3 bihar gk in english quiz 3 has 10 questions. Kanva dynasty emergence from shunga dynasty, list of. The mauryan dynasty was soon replaced by the sunga dynasty. Samacheer kalvi 6th social science history solutions term. The mauryan dynasty a the mauryan empire was one of the largest empires to rule india. The claim of divyavandana, that pushyamitra sunga destroyed 84,000 buddhist stupas and slaughtered srameans, has no corroborative evidence. 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. D, asm, tte, food sub inspector, wb police, gram panchayat. The capture of power by pushyamitra sunga shows the triumph of brahmins. Pushyamitra sunga overthrew mauryans and became the new king of magadha. The founder of the sunga dynasty was pushyamitra sunga, who was the commanderinchief under the mauryas.

The puranas mention that pushyamitra ruled in pataliputra for 36 years. He is the hero of the drama mlalavikag nimitram written by famous kalidasa. Some accounts about the rule of pushyamitra sunga are available from the buddhist literature. The sungas, kanvas, republican kingdoms and monarchies, mahameghavahanas. Portuguese employed casta in the modern sense when they applied it to hereditary indian social groups called as jati in india. Pushyamitra is described in divyavadana and by tibetan historian taranatha as a cruel persecutor of buddhism. However, the various sources offer differing suggestions about which brahmin gotra clan pushyamitra. After submitting answer sheet, you can check right and wrong answers as. 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. Pushyamitra sunga was brahmin army chief of brihadratha, the last king of the mauryas. He had assasinated the last mauryan ruler, brihadratha to capture the throne. Asokas claim that he exposed the budheveas brahmins as false gods shows that ashoka was not well disposed towards brahmins.

Pushyamitra tried to revive vedic practices and sacrifices, and bhagavata religion becomes important. Pushyamitra was a brahman, and, though he is said to have persecuted buddhists, buddhism still flourished in many areas under his. Pushyamitra sunga was the first king of this dynasty. 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. The sunga period saw the beginning of the brahmanical hinduism as is exemplified by two horsesacrifices at the time of pushyamitra. Indian culture mcq questions and answers pdf download gk. Post mauryan period sunga satavahanas kushanas kas insights. The book divyavadana refers to the persecution of buddhists by pushyamitra sunga. He became the king by killing king brihadratha, the last mauryan emperor.

Sunga empire 187 to 78 bce pushyamitra sunga 187151 bce. In the second century bc, the great stupa was vandalised, possibly by pushyamitra sunga. 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. West bengal civil service preliminary exam quiz exam. You can download the history and civics icse solutions for class 6 with free pdf download option. Sunga empire was founded by pushyamitra sunga who betrayed his master brihadratha maurya and defeated him in a war. Sunga kanva rule in magadha pushyamitra rose to the power at pataliputra by c. Pushyamitra joined ahc in 1998, he completed his education from miet gondia, nagpur. Pushyamitra assassinated brihadratha, the last mauryan ruler, at a military parade and assumed royal power. Download pdf here pushyamitra sunga during a military parade, he killed brihadratha and established himself on the throne in 185 or 186 bc. Kanva dynasty emergence from shunga dynasty, list of rulers. In the vedic society, which was the term used to denote a group of familiesans. Divyabadana describes him as a king who was hostile towards the religion of the buddha.

The founder of sunga dynasty was pushyamitra sunga 43. Unit 4 early gupta rulers, samudragupta, chandragupta ii, skandagupta, causes of the decline of the gupta empire, gupta art, architecture. To judge from the documents, pushyamitra must be acquitted through lack of proof. According to historical calculations, his death took place in 149 b. 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. The founder of sunga dynasty was pushyamitra sunga 187151 bc. 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. He was the general of mauryan emperor brihadratha maurya. 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. However, the various sources offer differing suggestions about which brahmin gotra clan pushyamitra belonged to. The kingdom of vidarbha was divided between yajnasena and madhavasena who acknowledged the supremacy of pushyamitra. This specific edit is pertinent and supported by a sufficient reference not elst, but etienne lamottes work, history of indian buddhism. But it has continuously been rebuilt and decorated since, then.

Samacheer kalvi 6th social science history solutions term 3. Sunga does the first military coup in india assassinating. 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. Sir john marshal letd the the restoration of the stupa architecture from 1912 to 1919. Caste system in india origin, features, and problems. Pushyamitra sunga assassinated the last mauryan king brihadrath in 184 bc. 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 greeks were the first foreign power in the subcontinent. Deccan and south india study materials exams daily. Mahabhasya was written by patanjali at this time, who. 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.

The founder of the sunga dynasty is pushyamitra sunga. Oct 02, 2019 pushyamitra sunga was a military general in the mauryan army. Who was the governorgeneral of india when 1857 revolt broke out. Its capital was pataliputra, but later emperors such as bhagabhadra also held court at besnagar modern vidisha in. The founder of sunga dynasty was pushyamitra sunga187151 bc. Name the first governor general of all british possessions of the company in insia what was the impact of. Tn scert school text books online pdf free download class 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th std 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st. Pushyamitra shunga ruled for 36 years and was succeeded by his son agnimitra.

Pushyamitra sunga performed the vedic sacrifices of asvamedha, and the others like aginstoma, rajasuya and vajpeiya. A foremost patron of brahmanism, pushyamitra is said to have revived the brahmanic ritual of animal sacrifice forbidden during ashokan rule. The dynasty was established by pushyamitra shunga, after the fall of the. The ruins of assembly of 80 pillars of mauryan period is associated with. Pushyamitra sunga simple english wikipedia, the free. Pushyamitra sunga is the founder of the sunga dynasty in 180bce by defeating the mauryan army.