Devabhuti
| Devabhuti | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor of Magadha | |||||
| Reign | 83 – 75 BCE[1] | ||||
| Predecessor | Bhagabhadra | ||||
| Successor | Vasudeva Kanva | ||||
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| Dynasty | Shunga | ||||
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
[edit]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 slave 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]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b INDIA: Brief History Volume 3 (EBook). Symist. 3 March 2019. p. 34.
- ^ INDIA: Brief History Volume 4. Symist. 7 July 2019.
- ^ 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. - ^ Raychaudhuri 2006, p. 333.
- ^ Thapar 2013, p. 296.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International, 1999. p. 170. ISBN 978-8-12241-198-0.
Sources
[edit]- Thapar, Romila (2013), The Past Before Us, Harvard University Press, ISBN 978-0-674-72651-2
- "Dictionary of Buddhism" by Damien Keown (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 0-19-860560-9
- Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (2006), Political History of Ancient India, Cosmo Publications, ISBN 81-307-0291-6
- "Aśoka and the decline of the Mauryas" Romila Thaper (London 1961).
- "The Yuga Purana", John E. Mitchiner, Kolkata, The Asiatic Society, 2002, ISBN 81-7236-124-6
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