Agnimitra

Agnimitra (; ) was the second Shunga emperor who reigned over what is now northern and central India. He succeeded his father, the emperor Pushyamitra, in 149 BCE. The Vayu Purana and the Brahmanda Purana have assigned 8 years as the length of his reign.

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Royalty.name: Agnimitra
Royalty.succession: Emperor of Magadha
Royalty.reign: 149 – 141 BCE
Royalty.coronation: 149 BCE
Royalty.predecessor: Pushyamitra Shunga
Royalty.successor: Vasujyeshtha
Royalty.dynasty: Shunga
Royalty.father: Pushyamitra Shunga
Royalty.mother: Devamala
Royalty.spouse: Dharini Iravati Malavika
Royalty.succession1: Crown Prince of Magadha
Royalty.predecessor1: Unknown
Royalty.successor1: Vasujyeshtha
Royalty.succession2: Viceroy of Vidisha

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Shunga Empire
Place of death: Patna
Child: Vasujyeshtha
Father: Pushyamitra Shunga
Occupation: sovereign
Religion: Hinduism
Image: SungaMasculine.jpg

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date of death: 0141-01-01
date of birth: 0149-00-00
replaces: Pushyamitra Shunga
floruit: 0149-00-00

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Contents

Ancestry and early life
Conquest of Vidarbha
Succession
Further reading
References
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==Ancestry and early life== According to Kālidāsa in the Mālavikāgnimitra (Act IV, Verse 14), Agnimitra belonged to a Brahmin Baimbika family; the Puranas also mention him as a Shunga. The Mālavikāgnimitra, (Act V, Verse 20) informs us that he was the Goptri (viceroy) at Vidisha during his father's reign.

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