Founded by Pushyamitra Shunga after the assassination of the last Maurya king, the Shunga Empire presided over a Brahmanical revival and patronized Sanskrit literature while defending against invasions from the northwest.
The Shunga Empire ended c. 73 BCE when the last Shunga king Devabhuti was assassinated by his minister Vasudeva Kanva, who founded the Kanva dynasty.
Places the Shungas within the broader arc of post-Mauryan fragmentation.
Covers Pushyamitra Shunga's seizure of power from the last Maurya and the post-Mauryan north Indian dynasties in authoritative detail.