Agnimitra

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Agnimitra (149 - 141 BCE) was the second king of the Sunga dynasty, and the son of Pusyamitra Sunga, whom he succeeded in 149 BCE. Agnimitra was viceroy of Vidisa during his father's rule (Mālavikāgnimitram, Act V, 20).Vāyu and Brahmānda Purana assigned 8 years for his duration of reign. He was succeded by his son Vasujyeshtha (as per Matsya Purana) or Sujyeshtha (as per Vayu, Brahamānda, Vishnu and Bhagavata Purana).

Contents 1 War with Vidarbha 2 Marriages 3 References 4 External links

[edit] War with Vidarbha

Kālidāsa's Mālavikāgnimitram mentioned about a warfare between him and neighbour Vidarbha. Vidarbha became independent only some time before when an Mauryan minister (sachiva)put his brother-in-law Yajnasena on the throne. Madhavasena, a cousin of Yajnasena sought help from Agnimitra, but before he could leave the territory of Vidarbha for taking refuse in Vidisa, he was captured and imprisoned. Agnimitra demanded immediate release of Madhavasena. Yajnasena, in return, asked for the release of the Mauryan minister, who was captured by Agnimitra earlier. Agnimitra, sent his mighty army to Vidarbha and war started. As a result of the war, Vidarbha was divided between the two cousins and both accepted the suzerainity of the Sunga rulers (Mālavikāgnimitram, Act I, 6-8 and Act V, 13-14).

[edit] Marriages

From Mālavikāgnimitram, we came to know two of his queens' name. They are Dharini (the mother of fourth Sunga ruler Vasumitra) and Iravati. Later, he married the Vidarbha princess, Malavika.

Preceded by Pushyamitra

Sunga ruler circa 149 BCE

Succeeded by Vasujyeshtha

[edit] References

• Indigenous States of Northern India (Circa 200 BC to 320 AD) by Bela Lahiri,University of Calcutta,1974.
• Political History of Ancient India by Hemchandra Raychaudhuri, University of Calcutta,1972.
• Malavikagnimitram (Malavika and Agnimitra) by Kalidasa (ed.) by Ramji Thakur, Global Vision, New Delhi, 2004, ISBN 81-8220-014-8.

[edit] External links

• List of rulers of Magadha

This category lists significant emperors, kings, sultans, princes, etc. who ruled over a territory of India. This does not include the British royals which ruled over India before 1947.