INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Shunga dynasty was a Brahmin dynasty, Pushyamitra Shunga (founder and first ruler of the Shunga Empire), persecuted Buddhists and contributed to a resurgence of Brahmanism that forced Buddhism outwards to Kashmir, Gandhara, and Bactria.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hinduism was revived under the Sungas. The caste system was also revived with the rise of the Brahmanas.

Detailed explanation-3: -founding of Shunga dynasty Pushyamitra was a Brahman, and, though he is said to have persecuted Buddhists, Buddhism still flourished in many areas under his… …his Brahman commander in chief, Pushyamitra, who founded the Shunga dynasty.

Detailed explanation-4: -Buddhism flourished in the realms of the Bactrian kings. Some Indian scholars are of the opinion that the orthodox Shunga emperors were not intolerant towards Buddhism and that Buddhism prospered during the time of the Shunga emperors.

Detailed explanation-5: -His son Udaya (Udayin) made it the capital of Magadha, which it remained until the 1st century bce. The second Magadha dynasty, the Maurya, ruled in the 3rd and early 2nd centuries bce until the city was sacked in 185 by Indo-Greeks. The Shunga dynasty then began, ruling until about 73 bce.