- Source: Devabhuti
Devabhuti (r. 83 – 75 BCE), also known as Devbhomi, was the last Shunga Emperor in ancient India. He was assassinated by his minister Vasudeva Kanva. Following his death, the Shunga dynasty was then replaced by the subsequent Kanvas.
Reign
The later Shunga Emperors after Pushyamitra Shunga, had little power and were puppets in the hands of their ministers. According to Bana's Harshacharita, he was assassinated by his prime minister Vasudeva Kanva with help of the daughter of a slave woman of Devabhuti, who disguised herself as his empress.
He is said to have been overly fond of the company of women and to have been overindulgent in sensual pleasures.
References
= Citations
== Sources
=Thapar, Romila (2013), The Past Before Us, Harvard University Press, ISBN 978-0-674-72651-2
"Dictionary of Buddhism" by Damien Keown (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 0-19-860560-9
Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (2006), Political History of Ancient India, Cosmo Publications, ISBN 81-307-0291-6
"Aśoka and the decline of the Mauryas" Romila Thaper (London 1961).
"The Yuga Purana", John E. Mitchiner, Kolkata, The Asiatic Society, 2002, ISBN 81-7236-124-6
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- Kekaisaran Sunga
- Devabhuti
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- Kanva dynasty
- List of monarchs of Magadha
- Shunga Empire
- 73 BC
- Bhagabhadra
- Magadhan Empire
- 70s BC
- List of rulers of Bengal
