Pushyamitra Shunga, also known as Pushpamitra Shunga was the founder and the first ruler of the Shunga Empire which he established to succeed the Maurya Empire.
Sunga period masculine figurine, 2nd-1st century BCE, Guimet Museum
The name "Pushyamitra" (Brahmi script: π§πΌπ°ππ¬π«πΊπ’ππ) in the Ayodhya Inscription of Dhana.
Shunga period stupa No. 2 at Sanchi.
East Gateway and Railings, Red Sandstone, Bharhut Stupa, 2nd century BCE. Indian Museum, Kolkata.
The Indo-Greek Kingdom, also known as the Yavana Kingdom, were Hellenistic-era Greek kingdoms in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent covering most of modern-day Pakistan, parts of northwe
Greatest extent of the kingdom (2nd-century BCE)
Pataliputra Palace capital, showing Greek and Persian influence, early Mauryan Empire period, 3rd century BC.
Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription (Greek and Aramaic) by king Ashoka, from Kandahar, Afghanistan.