Shunga Empire

The Shunga Empire was a ruling entity centred around Magadha and controlled most of the northern Indian subcontinent from around 187 to 75 BCE. The dynasty was established by Pushyamitra, after taking the throne of Magadha from the Mauryas. The Shunga empire's capital was Pataliputra, but later emperors such as Bhagabhadra also held court at Besnagar in eastern Malwa. This dynasty is also responsible for successfully fighting and resisting the Greeks in Shunga–Greek War.

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Female figure with hair ornaments, terracotta, 200-250 BCE.

Female figure holding a fan, Kausambi, terracotta, 200 BCE

Female figure holding a fan, Kausambi, 200 BCE

A women in grief, Shunga Period, National Museum, New Delhi

Sculptures of India in the Salar Jung Museum

Elephant & rider

Pushyamitra epigraph

Shunga Empire

Shunga Empire

battle on Sindhu River

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	134	Battle on the Sindhu River	battle, Indo-Greek Kingdom, Shunga Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	185	Demetrius I's invasion of India	Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Maurya empire, invasion, Shunga Empire	Wikidata
event	war	200	Shunga-Greek War	war, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Shunga Empire	Wikidata
event	war	325	Indo-Greek wars	Maurya empire, Seleucid Empire, Indo-Greek Kingdom, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, Shunga Empire, Kalinga, series of wars, Macedonian Empire, Pauravas, Aśvakas	Wikidata
commons	image		Female figure with hair ornaments, terracotta, 200-250 BCE.		Commons
commons	image		Female figure holding a fan, Kausambi, terracotta, 200 BCE		Commons
commons	image		Female figure holding a fan, Kausambi, 200 BCE		Commons
commons	image		A women in grief, Shunga Period, National Museum, New Delhi		Commons
commons	image		Sculptures of India in the Salar Jung Museum		Commons
commons	image		Elephant & rider		Commons
commons	image		Pushyamitra epigraph		Commons
commons	image		Shunga Empire		Commons
commons	image		Shunga Empire		Commons
commons	image		battle on Sindhu River		Commons