Sunga and Indo-Greek Ascendancy [c. 200 BCE – 1 BCE]
Dynasties
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NORTHWEST and FAR NORTHWEST
NORTHEAST
WEST
SOUTH
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Rulers
NORTHWEST and FAR NORTHWEST
Indo-Greek / Yavanarājya (North-west region) | |
|---|---|
Demerius | c. 180 BCE-165 BCE |
Menander | c. 166 BCE-150 BCE |
Maues | c. 94 BCE |
Azes I | about 58 BCE |
NORTHEAST
Śuṅga[1] (North-eastern region) | |
|---|---|
Puṣyamitra Śuṅga | c. 187 BCE-151 BCE |
Agnimitraḥ | c. 151 BCE–143 BCE |
Vasujyeṣṭha (Sujyeṣṭha) | c. 143 BCE-136 BCE |
Odraka (also, known as Andhraka, Etca.) | c. 126 BCE-124/119 BCE |
Pulindaka | c. 122 BCE-119 BCE |
Ghoṣa | c. 119 BCE-116 BCE |
Vajramitra | c. 116 BCE-109/107 BCE |
Bhāga (Bhagavata) | c. 109 BCE-83 BCE |
Devabhuti | c. 83 BCE–75 BCE |
Kāṇva[2] (North-eastern region) | |
|---|---|
Vāsudeva | c. 75 BCE-66 BCE |
Bhūmimitra | c. 66 BCE-52 BCE |
Nārāyana | c. 52 BCE-40 BCE |
Susarmā | c. 40 BCE-30 BCE |
WEST
Early Sātavāhana[3] (North-western India) | |
|---|---|
Vāsiṣṭhiputra Śrī Simuka Sātavāhana | c. 120 BCE-96 BCE |
Kr̥ṣṇa | c. 96 BCE-88 BCE |
Śrī Śatakarṇi | c. 88 BCE-42 BCE |
SOUTH
Mahāmēghavāhana / Sada[4] (Amarāvatī Region) | |
|---|---|
Khāravela | mid-1st century BCE |
Siri Sada | c. 20 BCE-10 CE |
Mahā Sada | c. 10 CE-30 CE |
Vijaya Sada | c. 30 CE-40 CE |
Dhammarana Aśoka Sada | c. 40 CE-65 CE |
Śiva Sada | c. 65 CE-75 CE |
Śivamaka Sada | c. 75 CE-100 CE |
[1] Bhandare, 2011. p. 70 offers a chronology based on the Puranas
[2] Bhandare in Olivelle, 2011. p. 71 gives chronology based on the Puranas