Shunga period

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The Shunga period was an ancient Indian historical era (c. 2nd–1st century BCE) marked by the Shunga dynasty’s rule and significant developments in Buddhist art and architecture.

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Shunga period canonical 7
Kanva period 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Indian historical era
historical period
associatedWith Puranic traditions
development of yaksha imagery in art
early classical Sanskrit drama
stone railings with narrative panels
capital Pataliputra
Vidisha
country India
endTime circa 73 BCE
followedBy Kanva period
linked to: Shunga period
follows Maurya period
linked to: Mauryan period
governmentForm monarchy
hasArtStyle Shunga art
linked to: Shunga
hasCulturalRegion Magadha
central India
eastern India
hasDynasty Shunga dynasty
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
long-distance trade
hasSignificantRuler Agnimitra
Pushyamitra Shunga
Vasumitra
hasSignificantSite Bharhut
Bodh Gaya
Mathura
Sanchi
linked to: Sāñcī
knownFor Brahmanical revival
development of Buddhist architecture
development of Buddhist art
early narrative relief sculpture
patronage of Sanskrit learning
political fragmentation after Mauryan Empire
railings and gateways at Buddhist stupas
stupa building and enlargement
languageOfAdministration Prakrit
languageOfCulture Sanskrit
namedAfter Shunga dynasty
partOf ancient history of India
post-Mauryan period
precededBy Maurya period
linked to: Mauryan period
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
startTime circa 185 BCE
timeInHistoryOfBuddhism early expansion of Buddhist monastic sites
timeInHistoryOfHinduism strengthening of Brahmanical institutions

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Bharhut sculptures period Shunga period
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves period Shunga period
Shunga period followedBy Kanva period
linked to: Shunga period
Purana Qila archaeologicalLayersSpan Shunga period
subject linked to: Purana Qila (Old Fort)
Bhailsa linkedTo Shunga period
Heliodorus pillar historicalPeriod Shunga period
Yuga Purana timePeriodDescribed Shunga period