HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pushyamitra Shunga (185 – 149 BCE) was the founder and first ruler of the Shunga dynasty. He was the persecutor of Buddhists. Several Chinese historians mention Pushyamitra’s name at the head of the list of persecutors. Buddhist writers also portray Pushyanitra as a cruel persecutor Buddhist.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pushyamitra Sunga was Brahmin army chief of Brihadratha, the last king of the Mauryas. During a military parade, he killed Brihadratha and established himself on the throne in 185 or 186 BC.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pushyamitra Shunga (185 – 149 BC) was the founder and first ruler of the Shunga Empire in East India and persecutor of Buddhists. He was a militant follower of Brahmanism.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.