Ancient History Notes-5 UPSC CSE
Post Mauryan Era In around 187 BC, the Mauryan Empire met its end.
Post disintegration of the Mauryan empire From BC 200 and 300 AD Indian subcontinent witnessed rise of many regional kingdoms in different parts of the country. At the same time, we witness invasions by various groups of people based in Central Asia and western China. These were Indo-Greeks, the Scythians or the Shakas, the Parthians or the Pahlavas and the Kushanas. It was through such political processes that India came in closer contact with the central Asian politics and culture. The Shungas
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. Pushyamitra Sunga’s capital was at Pataliputra.
He successfully countered attacks from two Greek kings namely, Menander and Demetrius. He followed Brahminism. Some accounts portray him as a persecutor of Buddhists and a destroyer of stupas but…
