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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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date of death
0141-01-01
date of birth
0149-00-00
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0149-00-00
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  • Conquest of Vidarbha
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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.

==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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