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| Brihadratha Maurya | |
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| Emperor of Magadha | |
| Reign | c. 187 – c. 185 BCE |
| Predecessor | Shatadhanvan |
| Successor | Pushyamitra Shunga (as King of Magadha) |
| Born | Unknown Pataliputra, Maurya Empire (Present-day Bihar, India) |
| Died | c. 185 BCE Pataliputra, Maurya Empire (Present-day Bihar, India) |
| Dynasty | Maurya Empire |
| Maurya Empire (322–180 BCE) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Brihadratha was the 9th and last Emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty. He ruled from 187 to 185 BCE, when he was overthrown and assassinated by his General, Pushyamitra Shunga, who went on to establish the Shunga Empire. The Mauryan territories, centred on the capital of Pataliputra, had shrunk considerably from the time of Ashoka to when Brihadratha came to the throne.