Devabhuti
Shunga Emperor
Reign83 – 75 BCE[1]
PredecessorBhagabhadra
SuccessorVasudeva Kanva
Names
Guruprasad
DynastyShunga

Devabhuti (r. 83 – 75 BCE), also known as Devbhomi, was the last Shunga Emperor in ancient India. He was assassinated by his minister Vasudeva Kanva. Following his death, the Shunga dynasty was then replaced by the subsequent Kanvas.

Reign

The later Shunga Emperors after Pushyamitra Shunga, had little power and were puppets in the hands of their ministers. According to Bana's Harshacharita, he was assassinated by his Prime Minister Vasudeva Kanva with help of the daughter of a servant woman of Devabhuti, who disguised herself as his empress.[2][3][1]

He is said to have been overly fond of the company of women[4][5] and to have been overindulgent in sensual pleasures.[6][7]

Preceded byBhagabhadra Shunga Ruler 83–75 BCE Succeeded byKanva dynasty

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b INDIA: Brief History Volume 3 (EBook). Symist. 3 March 2019. p. 34.
  2. ^ INDIA: Brief History Volume 4. Symist. 7 July 2019.
  3. ^ Rao, B.V. (January 2012). World history from early times to A D 2000. Sterling Publishers. p. 97. ISBN 9788120731882.
    - Shankar, Rama (1967). History of Ancient India. Tripathi. p. 189. ISBN 9788120800182.
  4. ^ Raychaudhuri 2006, p. 333.
  5. ^ Thapar 2013, p. 296.
  6. ^ "Book Four: The Royal Dynasties". The Visnu Purana: Ancient Annals of the God with Lotus Eyes (1 ed.). ANU Press Languages. 23 June 2021. p. 56. ISBN 978-1760464400. JSTOR j.ctv1sjwpmj.10.
  7. ^ Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International, 1999. p. 170. ISBN 978-8-12241-198-0.

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