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Pushyamitra Shunga

300 BC - 148 BC

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Pushyamitra Shunga (IAST: Puṣyamitra Śuṅga) or Pushpamitra Shunga (IAST: Puṣpamitra Śuṅga) (ruled c. 185 – c. 149 BCE) was the founder and the first ruler of the Shunga Empire which he established to succeed the Maurya Empire. His original name was Puṣpaka or Puṣpamitra and the confusion between Puṣyamitra and Puṣpamitra arose because of the erroneous readings of 'p' and 'y' in the manuscripts. Pushyamitra is recorded to have performed the Ashvamedha ritual to legitimize his right to rule. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pushyamitra Shunga has received more than 1,162,891 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Pushyamitra Shunga is the 5,956th most popular politician (down from 5,569th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from India (down from 172nd in 2019) and the 61st most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pushyamitra Shunga ranks 5,956 out of 19,576. Before him are Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, Federica Montseny, Empress Dowager Longyu, Azai Nagamasa, Emperor Jomei, and Michel Debré. After him are Mohamed Ennaceur, Pompeia, Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg, Publius Petronius Turpilianus, Stephen VIII Báthory, and Louis Lucien Bonaparte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300 BC, Pushyamitra Shunga ranks 15. Before him are Aristo of Chios, Hasdrubal Gisco, Nicomedes I of Bithynia, Prusias I of Bithynia, Hanno the Great, and Arsaces II of Parthia. After him are Mithridates II of Pontus, Gaius Duilius, Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Herodas, Berenice, and Pharnaces I of Pontus. Among people deceased in 148 BC, Pushyamitra Shunga ranks 2. Before him is Masinissa. After him are Marcus Claudius Marcellus, and Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus.

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In India

Among people born in India, Pushyamitra Shunga ranks 199 out of 1,861. Before him are M. Visvesvaraya (1861), Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621), Amrish Puri (1932), Hema Malini (1948), Andal (800), and Kuvempu (1904). After him are Shah Waliullah Dehlawi (1703), Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924), Thiruvalluvar (350), Feroze Gandhi (1912), Ram Narayan (1927), and Guru Angad (1504).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Pushyamitra Shunga ranks 61. Before him are Abdul Karim (1863), James Brooke (1803), Khaleda Zia (1945), Ahilyabai Holkar (1725), M. Visvesvaraya (1861), and Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621). After him are Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924), Feroze Gandhi (1912), Morarji Desai (1896), Charan Singh (1902), Tarabai (1675), and Ibrahim Lodi (1450).

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