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Q1. Who founded the Shunga Dynasty after the decline of the Mauryan Empire?
Agnimitra
Pushyamitra Shunga
Vasumitra
Devabhuti
Correct Answer:
Pushyamitra Shunga
Pushyamitra Shunga, a Mauryan military commander, overthrew the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha and established the Shunga Dynasty around the 2nd century BCE.
Q2. Pushyamitra Shunga is mentioned as the commander who killed:
Ashoka
Brihadratha
Dasharatha
Samprati
Correct Answer:
Brihadratha
According to the Harshacharita of Bana, Pushyamitra, serving as the Mauryan Senapati, killed the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha during a military review and established the Shunga Dynasty.
Q3. Which Sanskrit play provides information about the Shunga period and the reign of Agnimitra?
Mudrarakshasa
Malavikagnimitram
Mrichchhakatika
Ratnavali
Correct Answer:
Malavikagnimitram
Malavikagnimitram, written by Kalidasa, is centred on Agnimitra, the second Shunga ruler, and provides information about the political conditions of the period.
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