Fall of the Maurya Empire(185)

The assassination of Brihadratha ends the Maurya dynasty.

Fall of the Maurya Empire

What you need to know

Assassination of Brihadratha Maurya
Pushyamitra Shunga seized power
End of India's first empire

Theatres

Imperial capital
Pataliputra
Imperial capital
Pataliputra
Capital of Magadha and of the Maurya and Gupta empires, modern Patna.

Powers

Maurya Empire
Maurya Empire
The first empire to unify most of the Indian subcontinent.
Shunga Empire
Shunga Empire
Successor state to the Mauryas in the eastern Gangetic plain.

Timelines

The Maurya Empire
The Maurya Empire
India's first great empire, from Chandragupta to the fall of the Mauryas.

Facts at a glance

Start: 185 BCE
Tags: maurya, shunga, pushyamitra

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