Draft:Shunga conquest of Vidarbha


The Shunga conquest of Vidarbha was a military conquest or invasion of the ancient Kingdom of Vidarbha (Today, part of Maharashtra, India). This invasion was sent by the Shunga crown prince of Magadha, Agnimitra.[1] He sent an army under the leadership of Virasena to march against the kingdom.[2]

Shunga conquest of Vidarbha
Part of Shunga conquests

Kingdom of Vidarbha in the center (South-East to Satvant) of the Indian subcontinent
DateBefore 149 B.C
Location
Result Shunga victory[3]
Territorial
changes
Vidarbha annexed to the Shunga Empire by Agnimitra Shunga.[4]
Belligerents
Shunga Empire Vidarbha Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Pushyamitra Shunga
Agnimitra Shunga
Virasena[5]
Yajnasena Surrendered[6]
  1. ^ Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler, Sir Wolseley Haig, Edward James Rapson, Henry Dodwell, Sir Richard Burn (1968). The Cambridge History of India. S. Chand. p. 223.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Smith, Vincent Arthur (1904). The Early History of India from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest. Clarendon Press. p. 177.
  4. ^ Khanna, B. R. (1950). Indian History to 1526. Atma Ram. p. 146.
  5. ^ Asoke Kumar Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (1960). The History and Culture of the Indian People. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 96.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ^ Chopra, Pran Nath (2003). A Comprehensive History Of Ancient India (3 Vol. Set). Sterling Publishers. p. 93.