Agnimitra

Agnimitra
Emperor of Magadha
Reign149 – 141 BCE
Coronation149 BCE
PredecessorPushyamitra Shunga
SuccessorVasujyeshtha
Crown Prince of Magadha
PredecessorUnknown
SuccessorVasujyeshtha
Viceroy of Vidisha
SpouseDharini
Iravati
Malavika
Issue
DynastyShunga
FatherPushyamitra Shunga
MotherDevamala

Agnimitra (Sanskrit: अग्निमित्रः) (r. 149 – 141 BCE) 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.[1]

  1. ^ Lahiri, Bela (1974). Indigenous States of Northern India (Circa 200 B.C. to 320 A.D.) Calcutta: University of Calcutta, pp.47-50