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Agnimitra

2nd century BCE · 2nd century BCE

Agnimitra was the second king of the Shunga dynasty of northern India, son of its founder Pushyamitra Shunga, in the 2nd century BCE. Before his accession he governed the region of Vidisha in central India for his father. He is the hero of Kalidasa's Sanskrit play Malavikagnimitram, which tells of his love for the maiden Malavika.

Agnimitra
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Shunga Empire

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