The Shunga Dynasty: The Resurgence of Brahmanism (185–73 BCE)

185 BCE · Pataliputra · political

Pushyamitra Shunga applied pressure to the Buddhist monasteries (the sources are disputed); he revived the Ashvamedha (horse sacrifice) ceremony and Brahmanical authority was restored.

In the same period the stupas of Bharhut and Sanchi were completed.

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What was The Shunga Dynasty: The Resurgence of Brahmanism (185–73 BCE)?
Pushyamitra Shunga applied pressure to the Buddhist monasteries (the sources are disputed); he revived the Ashvamedha (horse sacrifice) ceremony and Brahmanical authority was restored.
When did The Shunga Dynasty: The Resurgence of Brahmanism (185–73 BCE) happen?
185 BCE
Where did The Shunga Dynasty: The Resurgence of Brahmanism (185–73 BCE) take place?
Pataliputra